# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/570b1a9e-b463-4182-80d1-e24abb89b22d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/570b1a9e-b463-4182-80d1-e24abb89b22d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Harrogate - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Flexible working or reduced hours may be considered for the right candidate. There may also be additional hours available. - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours, 26.25 hours per week (26.25) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T11:43:25.399Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/Harrogate/Harrogate_District_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8007268 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8007268?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hdft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly Inpatient Speech and Language Therapy Team, based at Harrogate District Hospital. This post is offered at 0.7 WTE (26.25 hours per week). However, flexible working arrangements or reduced hours may be considered for the right candidate. There may also be additional hours available within the community SLT team, with the potential to increase the role to up to 0.9 WTE. The Inpatient Adult SLT Team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust delivers high-quality, specialist care to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital. Our work is varied, rewarding, and includes supporting patients across a range of specialist wards including frailty, neurology and critical care. We are proud to be an innovative, supportive, and welcoming team with a strong commitment to continuing professional development, service improvement, and staff wellbeing. You will be well supported within a skilled team that includes Band 8 leadership, Band 7 and Band 6 specialists, SLT Assistants, and the wider multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a therapist who is passionate about acute care and keen to develop their expertise within a forward-thinking service that genuinely values teamwork, learning, and staff wellbeing. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will have the opportunity to further develop specialist skills while managing a diverse inpatient adult caseload. You will also gain regular exposure to our instrumental swallowing assessment services, including Videofluoroscopy and FEES, supported by experienced clinicians. - Assessment and treatment of adult inpatients with communication and swallowing needs - Working closely within MDTs and with the wider SLT team - The post will enable you to continue to develop your specialist skills within a supportive team structure, with regular supervision - Providing support, supervision and training of junior SLTs and/or SLT assistants as required ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this position please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached, or contact  Helen Rant (Principal Adult SLT) \[email protected\] ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly Inpatient Speech and Language Therapy Team, based at Harrogate District Hospital. This post is offered at 0.7 WTE (26.25 hours per week). However, flexible working arrangements or reduced hours may be considered for the right candidate. There may also be additional hours available within the community SLT team, with the potential to increase the role to up to 0.9 WTE. The Inpatient Adult SLT Team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust delivers high-quality, specialist care to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital. Our work is varied, rewarding, and includes supporting patients across a range of specialist wards including frailty, neurology and critical care. We are proud to be an innovative, supportive, and welcoming team with a strong commitment to continuing professional development, service improvement, and staff wellbeing. You will be well supported within a skilled team that includes Band 8 leadership, Band 7 and Band 6 specialists, SLT Assistants, and the wider multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity for a therapist who is passionate about acute care and keen to develop their expertise within a forward-thinking service that genuinely values teamwork, learning, and staff wellbeing. ## Job Description The post holder will have the opportunity to further develop specialist skills while managing a diverse inpatient adult caseload. You will also gain regular exposure to our instrumental swallowing assessment services, including Videofluoroscopy and FEES, supported by experienced clinicians. Assessment and treatment of adult inpatients with communication and swallowing needs Working closely within MDTs and with the wider SLT team The post will enable you to continue to develop your specialist skills within a supportive team structure, with regular supervision Providing support, supervision and training of junior SLTs and/or SLT assistants as required ## Responsibilities For further information on this position please see the Job Description & Personal Specification attached, or contact Helen Rant (Principal Adult SLT) \[email protected\] ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - HCPC registration - Post- basic dysphagia qualification/independent management of dysphagia - Experience of working within uni-professional and multidisciplinary staff teams **Desirable** - Videofluoroscopy/FEES experience - Experience of training others (SLTAs and/or students) - Experience of working in inpatient settings ## Documents - [jd - 421-psc-3884c (docx, 55.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292769) - [hdft policies and procedures (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292639) ## 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.