Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job overview

A fantastic, exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified Band 7 Highly Specialist SaLT, to lead our new Family Hub Community partnership for Early years. This 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity will allow you to lead a team of speech and language clinical support workers to deliver universal, targeted and where needed specialist interventions across our neighbourhood Family Hubs.

You will work alongside partnership colleagues and local families to aim to help increase the number of pre-school children with age-appropriate communication skills. This post will provide the opportunity to lead the team, to support to our early year’s population and their families, to access timely support, close to home. It will provide opportunity to upskill our partnership workforce in early identification and intervention to maximise language learning opportunities for all.

The Speech and Language Therapy service provides a supportive network of generalist, specialist and highly specialist therapists working in a wide range of clinical areas, and there are excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and clinical supervision.

Close- 15th April 2026

Shortlist- 16th April 2026

Interviews- 23rd April 2026

Main duties of the job

Key requirements of the role include:

To assist and lead for the Family Hub project in the operational management, and delivery of the Family Hub project, leading, developing and transforming services  for CYP with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SCLN) within the available resources

Assist the SLT clinical manager, lead in liaising with services across the partnership to build capacity and capabilities at targeted and Universal levels.

To line manage and support staff in relation to performance, recruitment, appraisals and Continuing Professional Development.

To develop and deliver training to Support workers, colleagues and families within the partnership

To hold and manage a caseload of highly specialist pre-school children from the project area and to provide Highly Specialist assessment, therapy, advice and support to identified children within the Bradford District Care Trust area and some external tertiary networks

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly