Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
evidence of experience in H&N
- Skills
Complex dysphagia competencies
- Skills
MDT working
- Skills
Experience with Laryngectomy patients
- Qualifications
Intermediate dysphagia training
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Tracheostomy trained
- Skills
videofluoroscopy trained
- Skills
Surgical Voice restoration
- Skills
SVR
- Qualifications
Advanced dysphagia training
Job overview
NHFT we are Outstanding Trust
Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 7 WTE WTE 1.0 (37.5 hours available) we would consider part-time.
£49,387 -£56,515
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist specialising in Head and Neck Cancer patients.
There is a full-time permanent post available; part-time applicants will also be considered.
This job specialises in Head and Neck Cancer, complex airway management and laryngectomy patients (including surgical voice restoration).
The post is based within the Head and Neck multi-disciplinary team at Northampton General Hospital.
The role will involve supporting patients through the Head and Neck Cancer pathway.
The service provides Surgical and/or Oncological treatment for patients with head and neck cancer living in Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes.
We welcome applications from HCPC registered Speech & Language Therapists with experience in the field of adults with Head and Neck Cancer, trache trained SLT preferred, further specialist competencies can be provided as required.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic SLT who wishes to develop skills in assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders related to head and neck cancer.
There is the possibility to take part in the National Pathos Control trials.
There is professional support and regular clinical supervision available, as well as access to wider SLT clinical supervision groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Kettering, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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