# highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/1ba3ff05-465e-4c19-b3d7-f5839ba1bad0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/1ba3ff05-465e-4c19-b3d7-f5839ba1bad0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, St Mary's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, 37.5 hours per week (Requests for job shares/part time hours may be considered.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:49:26.709Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v7856243 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7856243?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - evidence of experience in H&N - Complex dysphagia competencies - MDT working - Experience with Laryngectomy patients **Desirable** - Tracheostomy trained - videofluoroscopy trained - Surgical Voice restoration - SVR ### Qualifications **Essential** - Intermediate dysphagia training **Desirable** - Advanced dysphagia training ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698834) - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) ## 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.