Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Head and Neck Cancer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Reading, RG1 5ANView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 November 2026
16 days leftJob description
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) - Head and Neck Cancers (H&N)We are excited to advertise this Band 6 full-time post at the Royal...
This post is based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The post holder will be participating in:
- Contributing to the H&N caseload, providing assessment, therapy and management plans to service users and their families. This will be across inpatient and outpatients, with outpatients being individual SLT clinics, as well as H&N and radiotherapy MDT clinics.
- Working as part of a team.
- Providing supervision and support to other members of the team, where appropriate.
- Contributing to training for other members of the MDT, in relevant areas.
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent,reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Education
Essential: - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree qualification or equivalent licence to practice; - Registered member of RCSLT; - Registered member of HCPC
CPD
Essential
- Evidence of formal competencies to allow independent management of complex dysphagia, such as the RCSLT competency framework
- Evidence of successful post-graduate study through CPD portfolio
Desirable
- Evidence of competencies in laryngectomy management
- Evidence of competencies in tracheostomy management
- Evidence of competencies in FEES or Videofluoroscopy
Previous Experience
Essential: - At least two years post graduate experience, relevant to this post; - Experience of MDT working; - Changing own practice in response to evidence
Desirable
- experience of working with a H&N caseload post qualification
- Developing and delivery training packages to other disciplines, carers and service users
- Experience of working in an acute and outpatient, fast paced and flexible environment
Skills
Essential: - Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist area; - Knowledge of standards of record keeping
Desirable
- Awareness of other relevant policies including Vulnerable adult/other relevant legal frameworks.
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit including RCSLT clinical guidelines
How to apply
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First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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