Deputy Lead Speech & Language Therapist | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	18 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Cwmni:	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7744945/413-101486-CSSS-MS

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Due to ongoing service developments, an exciting new Deputy Lead SLT position has been funded to further develop the Speech and Language Therapy inpatient and outpatient services at The Christie.

To be responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the SLT service provided to patients within the inpatient and outpatients services.

To provide operational leadership to the Speech and Language Therapy team who deliver a highly specialist service to patients with communication and/or swallowing disorders as part of the cancer pathway for disease groups including CNS, lung, and head and neck.

To be responsible for the monitoring and organisation of the clinical caseloads within the Speech & Language Therapy inpatient and outpatient services.

To provide highly specialist advice, teaching and training for the Speech and Language Therapy team and other healthcare professionals across the trust and the region.

To be a source of senior, highly specialist clinical expertise within SLT in the field of oncology and also to manage own caseload of patients with acquired communication and/or swallowing problems.

To establish a team approach to service delivery which will facilitate the development and evaluation of clinical practices. This will involve the identification and negotiation of team objectives and projects in line with The Christie strategy, and leading the development and implementation of local clinical guidelines and policies informed by the evidence base, relevant professional guidelines and the context of local service delivery.

In conjunction with the Head of Speech & Language Therapy, to be responsible for the deployment of staff within the designated service area and provide management direction to these staff including supervision of practice and personal development programmes.

To prepare management information and reports and advise the Head of Speech & Language Therapy on long and short term planning issues concerning the service provided from the specified teams.

To provide support and advice to specialist SLTs in the region or other professionals regarding the ongoing clinical management of oncology patients.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



CLINICAL



Responsibilities for Patient Care



1. Responsible for providing a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service for head and neck and other cancer patients at the Trust.

2. To be responsible for own caseload management of highly complex patients to inpatients and outpatients, with complex disorders of swallowing and communication.

3. To assess, diagnose and implement SLT management of complex swallowing problems, carrying out and interpreting instrumental assessment of swallowing where appropriate.

4. To assess, diagnose and implement SLT management of complex communication problems and to have an awareness of appropriate communication strategies and aids including assistive technology

5. To manage patients with tracheostomy, laryngectomy and other voice conditions. You will not be required to change speech valves.

6. Active participation within the multidisciplinary team.

7. To independently undertake videofluoroscopy assessments as per national and Trust guidelines.

8. To independently undertake scoping of patients using nasendoscopy for the purpose of FEES as per national and Trust guidelines.

9. Undertake assessments to provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes to inform clinical judgements / decisions for case management.

10. To use advanced communication skills to assess, educate and treat oncology patients.

11. Communicate complex information from assessment to patients / carers / relatives in a format that will enable them to fully understand the implications and actively participate in the care programme.

12. Negotiate with patients / carers / relatives around individual case management, recognising barriers if communication.

13. Demonstrate clinical effectiveness by using evidence-based practice and outcome measures.

14. To effectively examine and assess patients, identify their problems and needs and ensure that patients' medical, psychological, social, environmental and cultural factors are taken into account.

15. To utilise examination and assessment findings to competently plan and carry out highly specialist programmes of treatment from a range of therapeutic options appropriate to each patient, using evidence based practice.

16. To be able to relate assessment results to the presenting disease/pathology/ impairment.

17. To set appropriate treatment aims and objectives in negotiation with the patient and/or carer.

18. To take responsibility for devising highly specialist programmes of care for other professionals to carry out and for ensuring they are carried out appropriately.

19. To monitor and evaluate programmes of care carried out by other professionals and carers.

20. To appropriately refer patients for videofluoroscopy and FEES examinations.

21. To provide a lead role in videoswallow and FEES clinics.

22. To provide highly specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients with communication impairment.

23. To monitor and review care plans against outcomes and adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of goals

24. To produce, disseminate and update reports/guidelines regarding individual care plans to patients, their carers and other Health Care professionals.





Management /Leadership



1. To be directly responsible for the day-to-day management of a specialist speech and language therapy service at the Christie hospital and ensure all staff comply with professional standards.

2. To support the recruitment and deployment of the SLT staff.

3. To ensure staff are appraised annually, have clear objectives which link to department, division/directorate or corporate objectives and a personal development plan.

4. To be responsible for the development and / implementation of policies and procedures for speech and language therapy.

5. To be responsible for recruitment and selection of staff in line with the Trust's Processes and Standards.

6. To directly manage, monitor and evaluate the workload of the SLT staff and ensure adherence to professional standards.

7. To ensure complaints are managed within trust procedures and that recommendations and independent reviews are instigated.

8. To be responsible for the recording, analysis and interpretation of departmental

activity and statistics as required for service planning.

9. To be responsible for the daily monitoring of attendance, sickness, and absence

of the dietetic staff.

10. To represent the speech and language oncology service at meetings

internally and externally.

11. To ensure all health and safety requirements are met, to include undertaking

formal risk assessment and formulating action plans.

12. Ensure performance issues are dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner and follow the Trust's Procedures where formal action is necessary.

13. To plan, present and/or teach at internal, national and international seminars, conferences and workshops.

14. To develop innovations in areas of risk management, quality standards setting, clinical effectiveness and building local evidence base

15. To initiate and undertake Clinical Governance /audit projects within area of clinical expertise

16. To represent the team within multi-disciplinary systems of clinical governance within the Trust.

17. To participate, as a highly specialist resource, in the relevant research projects, on a MDT basis, within the Trust.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026

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