Highly Specialist Speech

Employer Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/12/2025 23:59 Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist NHS AfC: Band 7 Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you. At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work. Job overview Join our dedicated team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working within ENT and Critical Care. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated, and passionate SLT to take the next step in their career. In this role, you will provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy services to adults and children across inpatient, community, and specialist settings. You will assess, diagnose, and manage a range of speech, language, communication, and dysphagia needs, including those related to physical health, mental health, and developmental conditions. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver individual and group therapy, training, and advice, using consultative and coaching approaches to empower patients, families, and carers. You will play a key role in preventative work, offering guidance to parents, carers, and professionals to support communication and safe eating and drinking. This position requires a high level of clinical expertise to ensure well-coordinated, proactive, and effective care tailored to individual needs. Apply now and become a vital part of our progressive team at King’s Mill Hospital. Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Working for our organisation We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands. Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. Person specification Knowledge Highly specialist knowledge underpinned by current evidence based practice Well-established knowledge of a broad range of assessments relevant to specialist client group and extensive knowledge of a range of appropriate specialist therapeutic interventions Proven application of current theories and practices on rehabilitation Highly developed specialist skills related to dysphagia management Evidence of strong commitment to team and partnership working, and leadership skills Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency Demonstrates flexibility of working and appropriate understanding of roles within a team Well-established negotiation, problem solving and conflict resolution skills Knowledge of current Department of Health policies Well-established knowledge of national policies, guidelines and procedures related to client group Demonstrates an understanding of Speech and Language Therapy services in the context of the wider NHS structure Established organizational skills and experience of caseload management in rehabilitation. Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal. Enthusiasm to become involved in new initiatives. Qualifications Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification. Additional postgraduate training up to master’s degree equivalent. Health and Care Professions Council – License to Practice Registered member of RCSLT Post-graduate experience in specialist area Masters Degree Experience Demonstrates experience of working with this specialist client group. Experience of service planning, project management. Experience of working in the acute setting Advanced post-graduate training in dysphagia FEES/VF competency Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list. If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271. Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record. Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do. Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email sfh-tr.recruitmentqueries@nhs.net Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Name Emma Dawkins Job title Speech and Language Therapy Service Lead Email address emma.dawkins@nhs.net Telephone number 07501681353 #J-18808-Ljbffr