Highly specialist Speech & Language Therapist Head & Neck
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 14 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9372-26-0065 |
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Clinical Deliver specialist assessment and differential diagnosis of dysphagia, dysphonia, communication disorders, and airway related issues in H&N and thyroid patients. Provide pretreatment counselling and posttreatment rehabilitation for patients undergoing surgery, radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy. Manage patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies, including surgical voice restoration (e.g. managing voice prostheses, including changes). Perform instrumental assessments where appropriate (e.g., FEES, videofluoroscopy ). Develop and implement individualised treatment plans using evidence based practice. Monitor progress and adjust interventions throughout the cancer and surgical pathway. Provide specialist advice to patients, carers, and the MDT regarding communication and swallowing management. Participate in H&N MDT clinics, joint consultations, AHP clinics, laryngectomy clinics and OP SLT Clinics. Work collaboratively with ENT and Max Fax surgeons, oncologists, dietitians, CNS teams, restorative dentistry, radiographers, and palliative care. Contribute to coordinated discharge planning and community follow up where required. Leadership, Education & Service Development Provide clinical supervision to junior SLTs, assistants, apprentices and students. Lead or contribute to service development, pathway redesign, and quality improvement initiatives. Deliver training to nursing, medical and SLT colleagues on communication, swallowing, and airway management. Participate in audit, research, and data collection to support service evaluation. Professional Responsibilities Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in line with Trust and HCPC standards. Adhere to national guidelines, local policies, and professional codes of conduct. Contribute to departmental meetings, governance processes, and professional networks. To actively engage in extending knowledge and clinical experience in areas of special interest and share this learning with other members of the therapy team. To actively engage with clinical supervision demonstrating the ability to reflect on own practice with peers and mentors and identify own strengths and development needs. To adhere to departmental equipment policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others under supervision. To ensure that the therapy treatment and storage areas are well maintained and comply with health and safety standards. To assume delegated tasks as requested by line manager including recruitment, participation in working groups and multi-agency policy development groups. To be familiar with and follow policies and procedures relevant to the working environment. To involve patients and\or carers and other service users in the evaluation and future development of the service. To demonstrate the ability to manage people with challenging behaviour including the application of appropriate management strategies and to demonstrate these to others. To achieve the effective daily management of own caseload including responding to urgent referrals, prioritising clinical work and balancing other patient related and professional activities in accordance with departmental standards. To have up-to-date knowledge of current legislation, local and national policies and professional guidance relevant to the SALT profession and advise colleagues as required. To comply with Trust policies and national professional guidelines relating to the delivery of a H&N oncology and ENT service and be actively involved with all aspects of Clinical Governance including mandatory training, health and safety, risk assessment and audit. Participate in local and/or national courses relevant to specialty. Contribute to the SALT educational programmes organised for community and CHFT staff. To be proficient in and to make use of a variety of computer software packages including Microsoft Word and Excel, to produce therapy care plans, reports, information leaflets for patients and spreadsheets for the collection of data Maintain a flexible approach to the role and develop it according to need. Accountability Maintain HCPC and RCSLT registration. Take responsibility for professional development. Work within the scope of professional practice. Attend and keep up to date with statutory and mandatory training. To be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients care, ensuring a high standard of clinical care and supporting less experienced staff to do likewise. To ensure regular maintenance of equipment used for patients, to maintain accuracy and safety. This job description is an outline only and is not definitive or restrictive in any way. It will be regularly reviewed and may be amended in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder