Job overview
To provide Speech and Language Therapy services to children with speech, language and communication needs and their families within Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (Harrogate and Rural and Hambledon and Richmondshire areas).
Post holders could be based at any of the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Children's Services bases (usually either Northallerton Child Development Centre or Harrogate Child Development Centre).
Main duties of the job
The post holders are collaborative team members of the HDFT Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Team within HDFT Specialist Children’s Services (SCS). This includes providing clinical supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant as necessary.
To independently manage and provide a SLT service for children with speech, language and communication needs within HDFT SCS. The children are aged 0 to 19 years. Caseload management is carried out independently.
To allocate clients, design therapy programmes and provide clinical support and supervision to a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
To establish and maintain the quality of the Paediatric SLT service through working towards best practice and developing clinical governance alongside the Team Lead SLT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification or please contact Wendy Brotherton at [email protected].
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This advert is for Speech and Language Therapist - Paediatric with Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in Harrogate, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jun 2026.
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