# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Head and Neck Cancer

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T12:50:47.912Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapy_Services_Speech_Language_Team/Therapy_Services_Speech_Language_Team-v8345528
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8345528?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) - Head and Neck Cancers (H&N) We are excited to advertise this Band 6 full-time post at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust (RBFT).

This post is split across two clinical areas - the post holder will be a key member of the H&N SLT team, providing input to inpatients and outpatients, in a variety of settings, whilst also contributing to the wider SLT service at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. You will be joining a team of 22 people, comprising of SLTs, SLT assistants, an SLT apprentice and an administrator. This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. Early application is advised.

### Main duties of the job

This post is based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The post holder will be participating in:

- Contributing to the H&N caseload, providing assessment, therapy and management plans to service users and their families. This will be across inpatient and outpatients, with outpatients being individual SLT clinics, as well as H&N and radiotherapy MDT clinics.
- Working as part of a team.
- Providing supervision and support to other members of the team, where appropriate.
- Contributing to training for other members of the MDT, in relevant areas.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Please do not hesitate to contact us on the details below should you have any queries during the application process.

### 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

### CPD

**Essential**

- Evidence of formal competencies to allow independent management of complex dysphagia, such as the RCSLT competency framework
- Evidence of successful post-graduate study through CPD portfolio

**Desirable**

- Evidence of competencies in laryngectomy management
- Evidence of competencies in tracheostomy management
- Evidence of competencies in FEES or Videofluoroscopy

### Skills

**Essential**

- Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist area
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping

**Desirable**

- Awareness of other relevant policies including Vulnerable adult/other relevant legal frameworks.
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit including RCSLT clinical guidelines

### Education

**Essential**

- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent licence to practice
- Registered member of RCSLT
- Registered member of HCPC

### Previous Experience

**Essential**

- At least two years post graduate experience, relevant to this post
- Experience of MDT working
- Changing own practice in response to evidence

**Desirable**

- experience of working with a H&N caseload post qualification
- Developing and delivery training packages to other disciplines, carers and service users
- Experience of working in an acute and outpatient, fast paced and flexible environment

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603)
- [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970)
- [band 6 h&n slt jd and ps (pdf, 314.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10674876)
- [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640)
- [working in therapies at the rbh (pdf, 774.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670317)

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