Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Main area Speech & Language Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE3971

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Hospital Town Chelmsford Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 27/03/2026 23:59

Job Overview

We are delighted to offer an excellent opportunity for a motivated clinician looking to take the next step in their career and join the Broomfield Hospital Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team; a team that places quality of care at the heart of everything we do.

This is a dynamic split post for an experienced and dedicated speech and language therapist. The successful candidate will lead our voice service and deliver a highly specialist outpatient service for adults with voice disorders, as well as provide expert input to acute inpatient general medical wards.

If you are passionate about delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care and are ready to further develop your specialist skills, we would love to hear from you.

As a Highly Specialist SLT, You Will

• Lead & Inspire: Lead on the professional and clinical direction of the Broomfield Hospital Adult SLT Voice Service making full use of Provide’s culture of innovation and commitment to excellence.

Manage & Develop: Contribute to the professional development of junior colleagues supporting team growth, and help to shape a thriving, motivated workforce.

Deliver Excellence: Help to ensure that services are implemented safely, effectively, and efficiently within an agreed locality, making a tangible difference to the lives of those we serve.

Collaborate & Innovate: Work within MDT and across organisational boundaries with Provide and MSEFT to enhance and streamline service delivery.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Broomfield Hospital Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team in the provision of a highly specialist service to adults with voice disorders in an outpatient setting as well as to adults in acute inpatient wards.

To autonomously lead and manage the voice service, offering highly specialist assessment and therapy for patients experiencing voice difficulties.

To contribute to the delivery of instrumental assessment including videofluoroscopy and FEES and to provide cover for other clinicians as required.

Supervise and develop junior members of the team within the service.

In line with requirements of other Band 7s on site, to deputise for the Operational Lead in respect of operational management of the service as required.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and socia

l care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee-owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Our Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Professional Registration with the HCPC
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Evidence of continuing CPD
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Master’s degree or equivalent ability in relevant field
  
  

Work Related Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of clinical experience leading to capability to practice at a highly specialist level in the field of voice disorders and acute inpatients.
• Experience in the independent management of dysphagia and communication difficulties in other neurological disorders.
• Knowledge of Videofluoroscopy.
• Knowledge of FEES
• Experience of working in an Acute Hospital.
• Experience of working in outpatient clinics.

Experience of participating in clinical audit and risk management.

Experience of MDT working.

Leadership experience or training.

Experience of giving training to professionals.

Desirable criteria

• Competence in the facilitation, interpretation and reporting of objective swallowing disorder assessment methodologies (i.e., videofluorscopy and/or FEES)
  
  

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate leadership ability/potential.
• Up-to-date and advanced knowledge of voice treatment approaches.
• Highly specialist skills in treating voice disorders
• The ability to independently assess, diagnose and treat patients with complex disorders and/or presentations, to a highly specialist level and to lead in the provision of specialist speech and language therapy care to these patients.
• The ability to manage both clinical and operational demands within the role and to manage the competing demands effectively.
• Able to provide support for patients and relatives/carers through highly emotional and distressing situations.

The ability to work effectively within a speech and language therapy team and MDT as required.

To have up to date, evidence-based knowledge of appropriate interventions and outcome measures for the client group.

To have a demonstratable understanding of clinical governance issues and the management of risk.

To have a thorough knowledge of National Service Frameworks, clinical guidelines and government directives specific to Voice disorders.

To have IT competency appropriate to the role.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with Head and Neck Cancer
  
  

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as a team player.
• Highly motivated to achieve results
• Able to remain calm when working under pressure
• Awareness of own strengths and weaknesses with an ability to self-evaluate performance and ability to work flexibly when required.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in independently leading and managing a Voice Service
  
  

CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria

• To have a current driving licence and access to a car for work.

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Desirable criteria

• N/A
  
  

Further Information

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via provide.recruitment1@nhs.net
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.
  
  

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Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or provide.recruitment1@nhs.net.

Work Trials

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We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.