Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - Part-time opportunities available
- Job ref
- 810-7525212
- Employer
- City Health Care Partnership CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Highlands Health Centre
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pr
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you an experienced speech and language therapist working with an adult voice and dysphagia caseload who would like to take the next step in your career and lead on our voice service within our forward thinking and friendly community Speech and Language Therapy Service?
On our most recent colleague survey 100% of our team would recommend CHCP CIC as a place to work and believe it takes a positive approach to health and wellbeing.
We are looking for a therapist with excellent communication skills who would like to further progress their knowledge with a voice and dysphagia caseload.
The post is for a minimum of 3 days (22.5) hours a week with the option for up to full time hours supporting the wider service dysphagia caseload.
Main duties of the job
Our team works across Hull and East Yorkshire providing adult speech and language therapy across a number of community settings including community inpatient units, specialist multi disciplinary stroke services, community clinics and domiciliary visits.
We also run a regular community videofluoroscopy clinic in conjunction with the local hospital trust. You will be well supported by the SLT service leads and through peer support from our other band 7 staff working within the team.
We are fully committed to staff development and a robust supervision and appraisal framework in place. CHCP is committed to providing excellent CPD and training opportunities and you will be supported in accessing external specialist clinical supervision as required. Staff are also provided with the necessary information technology to enable flexible and mobile working.
The successful candidate should be passionate about supporting students and junior staff in developing their skills in your specialist area.
Working for our organisation
At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.
Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.
CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘CHCP Perks and Rewards’ link.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current HCPC professional registration
- Current RCSLT membership
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Post graduate qualification and / or evidence of competence at the enhanced/ highly specialist level of RCSLT Dysphagia competency framework
- Educated to Masters Level or Masters level/ Post Graduate modules supplemented by specialist accredited training and experience in assessment and management of voice
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Videofluoroscopy competencies which may include MBSimp training
- Completion of training to be a certified LSVT clinician
- Advanced/expert clinical qualification
- Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area of voice and ENT dysphagia.
- An advanced understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols within identified clinical area .
- Evidence of undertaking audits/surveys
- Basic IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally
- Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area to Enhanced/ advanced level e.g. Masters/post-graduate diploma and equivalent knowledge /experiential learning or willing to work towards this as part of the development agreement
- Evidence of Enhanced to Advanced practice skills in voice and dysphagia management and the ability to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development will be gained as part of the development agreement
- Evidence of independent caseload management within specialist area including referral management and ability to prioritise and triage referrals.
- Experience in supervising other SLTs, assistants and students including supporting therapists through NQP and dysphagia competencies
- Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice will be developed as part of the development agreement
- Professional networking regionally and nationally
- Be able to effectively Chair meetings
- A breadth of clinical practice including clinically specialising in the field where the post is held
Desirable criteria
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced/expert level
- Ability to work across team/organisational boundaries developing and maintaining multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna Ray
- Job title
- Professional Lead & Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919 544921
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