Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Location
Wakefield, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeInternship
Posted At3/30/2026
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Description
We are a friendly, welcoming team who would be delighted to show you around and talk to you about the role.
If you’d like more information or want to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
midyorks.teamleadadultslt@nhs.net
Tima Amirkamali (Team Lead) or Chloe Hirst (Clinical Lead) 01924 543397
About The Role
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Acute Adults (x2 part time posts)
Are you looking for a role where your clinical skills genuinely make a difference every day? Do you thrive in a fastpaced environment with a supportive team around you? We have an exciting opportunity to join our compassionate and forwardthinking Adult Acute Speech & Language Therapy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. We are delighted to offer two Band 6 opportunities to join our compassionate and forwardthinking Adult Acute Speech & Language Therapy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. These posts are available as two part time posts, providing flexibility and a chance to work in a supportive team that values patient centre care, development and wellbeing.
This is a fantastic post for clinicians who enjoy variety, value teamwork, and want to continue developing specialist skills within a vibrant acute setting.
Working Across The Acute Inpatient Wards At Pinderfields And Dewsbury, You Will Deliver Highquality Assessment And Management For Adults With Communication And Swallowing Difficulties. Your Caseload Will Be Varied And Clinically Stimulating, Including
We also work closely with our community SLT colleagues to ensure smooth transitions and safe, effective discharge pathways.
Why Join Us?
If you’d like more information or want to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
midyorks.teamleadadultslt@nhs.net
Tima Amirkamali (Team Lead) or Chloe Hirst (Clinical Lead) 01924 543397
About The Role
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Acute Adults (x2 part time posts)
Are you looking for a role where your clinical skills genuinely make a difference every day? Do you thrive in a fastpaced environment with a supportive team around you? We have an exciting opportunity to join our compassionate and forwardthinking Adult Acute Speech & Language Therapy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. We are delighted to offer two Band 6 opportunities to join our compassionate and forwardthinking Adult Acute Speech & Language Therapy Team at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. These posts are available as two part time posts, providing flexibility and a chance to work in a supportive team that values patient centre care, development and wellbeing.
This is a fantastic post for clinicians who enjoy variety, value teamwork, and want to continue developing specialist skills within a vibrant acute setting.
Working Across The Acute Inpatient Wards At Pinderfields And Dewsbury, You Will Deliver Highquality Assessment And Management For Adults With Communication And Swallowing Difficulties. Your Caseload Will Be Varied And Clinically Stimulating, Including
- Elderly care & dementia
- Respiratory
- Gastroenterology
- Neurological conditions
- ICU stepdowns
- Plus opportunities to work with the regional spinal injury and regional burns units
We also work closely with our community SLT colleagues to ensure smooth transitions and safe, effective discharge pathways.
Why Join Us?
At Mid Yorkshire, you’ll be part of an adult SLT service known for being dynamic, inclusive and genuinely supportive. We care deeply about highquality patient care, but we also care about your growth, wellbeing, and professional aspirations.
You will work alongside a talented group of clinicians, including Clinical Leads and Clinical Specialists, and you will have access to regular supervision, inhouse CPD, and exposure to specialist areas such as spinal injuries, burns, and instrumental assessments.
Professional and Clinical Development
Your development matters to us. As part of the acute team, you will have access to:
Working Hours
The vacancy is funded at 1.29 WTE. We warmly welcome applicants seeking parttime or flexible working arrangements. You can put forward the total number of hours you prefer to work on weekly basis and we will consider all requests.
If you’re compassionate, driven, and ready to take the next step in your acute career, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties
The Main Duties Of This Role Include
The role will involve working on the acute wards across MYTT to provide a high-quality service for our patients who have swallow and communication difficulties. Therefore effective caseload management skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with acquired neurological presentations are required.
The post holder will work flexibly as required to maintain a responsive, patient centred and evidence-based service for optimal patient outcomes.
You will support and work with the Service Lead, Team Lead and Clinical Leads for Adult Speech and Language Therapy to enable us to deliver a comprehensive service to adults with a range of disorders of communication and swallowing.
To liaise closely with colleagues in the acute and community settings to facilitate the smooth transfer of care, to contribute to schemes supporting early discharge from hospital and reducing unscheduled admissions to hospital.
To supervise, support and provide clinical education as required to less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, students, and assistants.
To lead relevant projects for the SLT service.
Excellent inter-personal, communication, motivational, emerging leadership and team working skills are important components of how we work, in addition to our clinical skills.
Key Requirements
You will work alongside a talented group of clinicians, including Clinical Leads and Clinical Specialists, and you will have access to regular supervision, inhouse CPD, and exposure to specialist areas such as spinal injuries, burns, and instrumental assessments.
Professional and Clinical Development
Your development matters to us. As part of the acute team, you will have access to:
- Regular supervision and CPD opportunities
- Access to internal specialist learning
- Supportive, friendly and experienced colleagues
- A dynamic, innovative service that welcomes clinicianled ideas
- A varied and rewarding acute caseload
- Opportunities to observe (where capacity allows) and refer to our videofluoroscopy and FEES services
- Opportunities to supervise Band 5 SLTs and students
- Involvement in audit, quality improvement and pathway development
Working Hours
The vacancy is funded at 1.29 WTE. We warmly welcome applicants seeking parttime or flexible working arrangements. You can put forward the total number of hours you prefer to work on weekly basis and we will consider all requests.
If you’re compassionate, driven, and ready to take the next step in your acute career, we’d love to hear from you.
Main duties
The Main Duties Of This Role Include
The role will involve working on the acute wards across MYTT to provide a high-quality service for our patients who have swallow and communication difficulties. Therefore effective caseload management skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with acquired neurological presentations are required.
The post holder will work flexibly as required to maintain a responsive, patient centred and evidence-based service for optimal patient outcomes.
You will support and work with the Service Lead, Team Lead and Clinical Leads for Adult Speech and Language Therapy to enable us to deliver a comprehensive service to adults with a range of disorders of communication and swallowing.
To liaise closely with colleagues in the acute and community settings to facilitate the smooth transfer of care, to contribute to schemes supporting early discharge from hospital and reducing unscheduled admissions to hospital.
To supervise, support and provide clinical education as required to less experienced Speech and Language Therapists, students, and assistants.
To lead relevant projects for the SLT service.
Excellent inter-personal, communication, motivational, emerging leadership and team working skills are important components of how we work, in addition to our clinical skills.
Key Requirements
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent.
- Licence to Practice.
- Evidence of successful completion of relevant short courses in e.g. dysphagia and in acquired disorders of communication.
- Registration with The Health Care Professions Council
- Completion of RCSLT Newly Qualified competencies and certificate
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a warm, motivated and clinically confident SLT who can demonstrate:
- Strong assessment and management skills in communication and swallowing disorders
- Excellent interpersonal and MDT teamwork skills
- Motivation to develop specialist acute skills
- Emerging leadership qualities
- A positive, compassionate approach to patient care
We are an acute and community trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
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Our Benefits
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Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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