Speech & Language Therapy Team Leader
LocationSheffield, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/4/2026
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Speech and language therapists
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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Description
Are you looking for your next challenge?
Are you interested in furthering your leadership skills in an acute setting?
Are you looking for a supportive and dynamic team, with protected time for your development, to help you to reach your professional aspirations?
Then look no further because we have the role for you.
We are looking for a Band 8a Speech & Language Therapist who is passionate about acute-based care for adults with swallowing and communication disorders to lead our adult acute team in Sheffield.
You will join and lead a highly experienced and supportive team to provide care for service users across our 2 hospital sites, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Northern General Hospital. You will have opportunities to work with colleagues across all of our services and specialists from other disciplines with regular access to videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics.
We are committed to personal, professional, and service development. We hold regular service improvement and governance meetings, with working parties involving all staff. We have regular supervision and appraisals and encourage self-directed learning. We have regular CPD opportunities and have secured training for the whole team from national and international experts in response to developing clinical needs.
To provide leadership and clinical speech and language therapy services within the adult acute Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) team.
To continue to
Are you interested in furthering your leadership skills in an acute setting?
Are you looking for a supportive and dynamic team, with protected time for your development, to help you to reach your professional aspirations?
Then look no further because we have the role for you.
We are looking for a Band 8a Speech & Language Therapist who is passionate about acute-based care for adults with swallowing and communication disorders to lead our adult acute team in Sheffield.
You will join and lead a highly experienced and supportive team to provide care for service users across our 2 hospital sites, Royal Hallamshire Hospital and Northern General Hospital. You will have opportunities to work with colleagues across all of our services and specialists from other disciplines with regular access to videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics.
We are committed to personal, professional, and service development. We hold regular service improvement and governance meetings, with working parties involving all staff. We have regular supervision and appraisals and encourage self-directed learning. We have regular CPD opportunities and have secured training for the whole team from national and international experts in response to developing clinical needs.
To provide leadership and clinical speech and language therapy services within the adult acute Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) team.
To continue to
provide highly specialist skills in the assessment and management of communication disorders and dysphagia.
To ensure the adult acute team is operating efficiently and effectively to deliver the best care for patients whilst an inpatient.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has approximately 66 members of staff (51.94 WTE).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anita Smith Job title: Head of Service, Speech & Language Therapy Email address: anita.smith8@nhs.net Telephone number: 0114 2265348
To ensure the adult acute team is operating efficiently and effectively to deliver the best care for patients whilst an inpatient.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has approximately 66 members of staff (51.94 WTE).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anita Smith Job title: Head of Service, Speech & Language Therapy Email address: anita.smith8@nhs.net Telephone number: 0114 2265348