Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to work with us at the Leeds site of the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service. This is a 9-month fixed term 0.6 wte Band 7 post to cover a maternity leave vacancy. The post-holder will be based at Leeds General Infirmary and will work in a team of 4.7 wte SLT’s who are part of the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service.

Established in 2002, the service is commissioned to provide specialist therapy at a local level across the region and to perform our core duties as a designated regional centre. The role will include responsibility for one or more designated localities within our region, undertaking a wide range of clinical assessments and specialist therapy, and providing training and support to community speech and language therapists.

The post-holder will also participate in speech videofluoroscopy clinics, multidisciplinary clinics, and clinical discussion meetings. Service delivery includes both virtual and face‑to‑face clinics and meetings, so there will be an opportunity to work from home as well as from the hospital and outreach clinics. Applicants must have a full driving licence with access to a vehicle, be willing to travel, hold current HCPC registration, and be able to provide evidence of continuing professional development.

About the Trust:

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering high‑quality, patient‑ and family‑centred care through multidisciplinary teamwork, innovation, research and education, supporting staff to develop clinically and professionally within a forward‑thinking and compassionate organisation.

Contact:

Samantha Calladine
Acting Lead Clinician & Lead Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

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• Provide highly specialist SLT diagnostic, assessment and therapeutic interventions across the Cleft Lip and Palate and related disorders care pathway as a core member of the MDT.
• Manage own caseload.
• Manage specialist therapeutic equipment.
• Provide in‑service training to healthcare staff, patients, care providers and SLT students.
• Be a key member of the multidisciplinary care team providing integrated SLT care.
• Show initiative in assisting and supporting local SLT teams in designated areas of the network.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

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