Clinical Expert Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 21 April 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced community speech and language therapist to specialise in working with adults with progressive and acquired neurological conditions - including Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson-Plus syndromes, Acquired Brain Injury and Huntington's Disease.

In this role you will work within the Rehabilitation Medicine Service multi-disciplinary team, delivering domiciliary and out-patient care. You will support the Team Leads in North-East and Northern Lincolnshire by overseeing General Community caseloads and supporting staff.

This post has cross-site responsibility for the delivery and analysis of speech and language therapy (S

You will undertake day-to-day planning, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of S

The post is based at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby, with some cross site work required in North Lincolnshire (Brigg, Scunthorpe) and travel between sites.

Provide team leadership alongside existing Team Leads, high level assessment and intervention for individuals with swallowing and communication disorders, and a high level of clinical leadership.

• Develop and lead an efficient and effective S
• Supervise, coordinate and allocate work of other qualified staff, assistants and students.
• Coordinate work of staff in other agencies.
• Lead as clinical specialist with patients having complex swallowing/communication disorders.
• Provide diagnosis and develop treatment programmes.
• Attend ward rounds and MDT meetings on hospital sites or in community.
• Practice autonomously, demonstrating expert problem solving and clinical decision making.
• Promote a positive research culture.
• Identify, embed evidence and impact measures to enhance future activity.
• Support learning needs of individuals/team and provide personal development planning.
• Supervise and assess therapy students, assistants, other therapists and give specialist advice to other professionals.
• Lead evidence based audit and research projects.
• Propose and implement practice and policy changes.
• Deputise for Operational Lead as required.
• Lead quality improvement and service development to enhance patient wellbeing and experience.

• HCPC registered.
• Appropriate degree/diploma.
• Wide range of CPD; postgraduate study at Masters level relevant to specialist area.
• Experience in complex dysphagia support to patients and MDT.
• Advanced training in dysphagia and/or communication (e.g. Videofluoroscopy, FEES, risk feeding, AAC).
• Member of RCSLT.

• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

• Ability to prioritise care in changing environments and patient demands.
• Experience of managing staff and other resources.

This role requires a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Supportive working environment with focus on staff wellbeing.
• Diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are committed to safeguarding and supporting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect the same commitment from all staff.