York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist - Head and Neck

The closing date is 01 July 2025

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced Speech and Language therapist, ready to lead innovation? A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Lead Speech and Language therapist in head and neck.

You will work closely with speech and language therapists and multi-professional colleagues across the Trust and to ensure high quality care is provided for all patients in the service. You will also have the opportunity to influence change in service delivery, work effectively in local and regional teams and lead improvement and innovation across head and neck pathways. We are ideally looking for an experienced and autonomous individual who has knowledge and skill in laryngectomy and surgical voice restoration. We have an established Videofluoroscopy service and have recently been successful in funding for a FEES Service.

This an excellent opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge within head and neck services, alongside expanding your skills across each of the Four Pillars of Practice. This role has a strong component of leading clinical transformation and improvement projects across clinical areas within the service. There will be opportunities to engage in research, present your work and educate in the areas of your clinical expertise. You will also be expected to support the learning and development of other speech and language therapists and multi-professional colleagues through training, supervision and reflective practice.

Main duties of the job

To provide visible clinical leadership for speech and language therapy across clinical service, with a focus on head and neck, which includes autonomously managing a complex caseload, evaluation of quality and service performance and creating a culture of learning and development.
To use evidenced based highly specialist skills to manage a complex head and neck caseload, which includes laryngectomy, surgical voice restoration, tracheostomy and late effects. This will be in outpatient and inpatient setting.
Provide training/support to staff, patients and their carers. You need to be resilient and able to manage and prioritise your caseload whilst supporting the work and development of the team.
The speech and language therapy department provides clinical inpatient and outpatient services to a variety of specialities, including critical care, voice, ENT, stroke and community.The department is well established in facilitating the training of speech and language therapy students and staff are involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other health care professionals across the Trust, relating to eating, drinking and communication.
You will be part of a supportive senior speech and language leadership team, including other clinical lead speech and language therapists, team manager, as well as senior operational manager and speech and language therapy professional lead.

About us

You will join a friendly team of over 20 speech and language therapists. You will be primarily based at York Hospital and will travel to Scarborough and other Trust localities regularly.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-7246899-CLSLT-SY

Job locations

York Hospital

York

YO31 8HE

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area.
Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist interventions including AAC and dysphagia care where appropriate.
Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
In-depth understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice

Desirable

Highly experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment.
Highly developed specialist clinical skills within relevant area
Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
Evidence of having led the delivery of relevant audit/research projects.
Practice placement supervisor qualification
Master's level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

HCPC Registered Speech and language therapist
Evidence of relevant structured CPD activities
Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty.
Evidence of significant post graduate training within specialist area

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area.
Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist interventions including AAC and dysphagia care where appropriate.
Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
In-depth understanding of current issues in health care Standards of Professional Practice

Desirable

Highly experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment.
Highly developed specialist clinical skills within relevant area
Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
Evidence of having led the delivery of relevant audit/research projects.
Practice placement supervisor qualification
Master's level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

HCPC Registered Speech and language therapist
Evidence of relevant structured CPD activities
Post graduate qualification relevant to role and clinical specialty.
Evidence of significant post graduate training within specialist area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

York

YO31 8HE

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

York

YO31 8HE

Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)