# Community Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/175728f8-b944-4cf4-9f95-fc5d3de7c77d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/175728f8-b944-4cf4-9f95-fc5d3de7c77d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Huddersfield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T23:01:20.245Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Halifax/Calderdale_Huddersfield_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8034001 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8034001?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-established community Speech and Language Therapy Team.  We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and caring Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated friendly team, providing assessment and treatment for service users with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.  The Speech and Language Therapy team work closely as part of the wider community MDT, which includes dietitians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The successful applicant will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist, who has completed dysphagia assessment and management competencies and is able to manage a dysphagia caseload independently. You will be working with adult service users with swallowing and/or communication difficulties resulting from acquired or long-term conditions, including neurological disorders.  Your clinical role will be to determine diagnosis and to develop and deliver individualised treatment programs and/or provide advice. You will hold responsibility for your own specialist caseload, working with service users in their own homes or other community settings. ### Main duties of the job Main Responsibilities: - Manage own specialist caseload - Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date electronic records. - Carry out specialist assessment and treatment of patients in the community. - Determine a clinical diagnosis.  Develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualized treatment programs. - Liaison and referral to other agencies to ensure service users receive an appropriate pathway of care.  Communicate effectively with the team to ensure continuity of care.  Provide specialist advice to patient, colleagues and the MDT. - Take part in the education and training of Speech and Language Therapists.  Also contribute to the education of qualified and non-qualified healthcare, social services staff and medical staff. - Collaborate with the Clinical Leads for Speech and Language Therapy to contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area. - Support the Clinical Leads in the day to day running of services. - Support and advise the wider MDT on the delivery of the service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - S     See job description for full details on the attached Job description template located within the application pack. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity to work in a well-established community Speech and Language Therapy Team. We are looking for a dynamic, passionate and caring Speech and Language Therapist to join our dedicated friendly team, providing assessment and treatment for service users with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. The Speech and Language Therapy team work closely as part of the wider community MDT, which includes dietitians, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The successful applicant will be an experienced Speech and Language Therapist, who has completed dysphagia assessment and management competencies and is able to manage a dysphagia caseload independently. You will be working with adult service users with swallowing and/or communication difficulties resulting from acquired or long-term conditions, including neurological disorders. Your clinical role will be to determine diagnosis and to develop and deliver individualised treatment programs and/or provide advice. You will hold responsibility for your own specialist caseload, working with service users in their own homes or other community settings. ## Job Description Main Responsibilities: Manage own specialist caseload Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date electronic records. Carry out specialist assessment and treatment of patients in the community. Determine a clinical diagnosis. Develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualized treatment programs. Liaison and referral to other agencies to ensure service users receive an appropriate pathway of care. Communicate effectively with the team to ensure continuity of care. Provide specialist advice to patient, colleagues and the MDT. Take part in the education and training of Speech and Language Therapists. Also contribute to the education of qualified and non-qualified healthcare, social services staff and medical staff. Collaborate with the Clinical Leads for Speech and Language Therapy to contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area. Support the Clinical Leads in the day to day running of services. Support and advise the wider MDT on the delivery of the service ## Responsibilities S See job description for full details on the attached Job description template located within the application pack. ## Person Specification ### QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING **Essential** - Relevant Degree/Diploma - Registered with HCPC - Evidence of Postgraduate Training - Successful completion of post basic dysphagia course OR completed and documented competencies from dysphagia training - NHS experience at postgraduate/undergraduate level **Desirable** - Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Member of relevant clinical excellence network, and attendance at events - Studied at Masters level or equivalent ### COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS **Essential** - Demonstrates positive attitudes and behaviours - Excellent time management skills - Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations - Recognises own limitations and have willingness to share and learn from others - Self-motivated with ability to work independently and influence others - Proven ability to work well in a team - Ability to organise own work and caseload - Problems solving/decision making skills based on patient/client needs ### KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE **Essential** - Significant experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist with adults with neurological conditions, demonstrating ability to assess, treat and evaluate care - Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate and available Speech and Language Therapy assessments and approaches - Is competent in working at level of specialist dysphagia practitioner - Knowledge of instrumental dysphagia assessments - Knowledge of relevant legislation, national guidelines and best practice - Good Clinical Reasoning skills - Evidence of CPD, self-directed learning and Reflective Practice - IT literate with the ability to maintain accurate records - Access to transport insured for business use - Willingness to undertake additional and mandatory training as required - Experience of case management **Desirable** - Experience developing, supervising and training others - Previous experience working at Band 6 level ## Documents - [jd and person spec (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321738) - [job description appendix a (pdf, 259.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2182) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.