Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,387 - £56,515 pa, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Company: | DCHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7850586/842-SCS-7222-26 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.
To provide a specialist clinical role, delivering an ENT and Voice service to the UHDB SLT team at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Managing complex communication , voice, airway and dysphagia cases in both an inpatient and clinic setting.
We are looking for a HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist, with developed skills, working with voice and head and neck patients. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in developing service provision and clinical pathways relating to this specialism. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient focussed care and be a strong team player, with the ability to lead and influence others.
You will be employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT as part of their SLT service and as such have access to a team of colleagues with a range of skills and commitment to providing high standards of evidence based approaches, you will be supported by a SLT team leader.
We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of over 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
You will be confident in providing leadership, vision and have the ability to engage and inspire others.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026
To provide a specialist clinical role, delivering an ENT and Voice service to the UHDB SLT team at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Managing complex communication , voice, airway and dysphagia cases in both an inpatient and clinic setting.
We are looking for a HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist, with developed skills, working with voice and head and neck patients. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in developing service provision and clinical pathways relating to this specialism. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient focussed care and be a strong team player, with the ability to lead and influence others.
You will be employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT as part of their SLT service and as such have access to a team of colleagues with a range of skills and commitment to providing high standards of evidence based approaches, you will be supported by a SLT team leader.
We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of over 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
You will be confident in providing leadership, vision and have the ability to engage and inspire others.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026