Speech & Language Therapist

Job Details

• Band: 5
• Location: Huddersfield, UK
• Hours: up to 37.5 hours per week, minimum 22.5
• Contract: Fixed Term - 12 months
• Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum

Job Description

Join our Team as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist based within the Adult Community Rehabilitation Services. An opportunity has arisen for a qualified speech & language therapist who is wanting to develop community experience or a speech & language therapy student qualifying in Summer 2026 to join the Adult Community SLT Service on a 12-month fixed term contract. Working in North and south Kirklees, as the service requires, the role will involve providing comprehensive care for adults in a variety of community settings. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] SLT team provide specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge recommendations for adults with a range of acquired communication difficulties and neurogenic voice problems. We offer a hybrid approach to care via virtual (telephone & Video) and direct patient care. We offer excellent clinical, management and peer supervision, regular team meetings and continuing professional development. For newly qualified SLT we will support to complete the RCSLT competencies. We are committed to learning and development for identified clinical and professional skills. We are looking for a motivated and committed therapist to work with us in our established, innovative and friendly team. You will also work with the wider multidisciplinary team within Community Rehabilitation Services providing you with opportunity to develop and share skills. We offer an excellent system of induction, appraisal, clinical supervision and training opportunities. You will be part of a dynamic and highly supportive team of colleagues delivering high quality SLT services to the population of South Kirklees. This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, and you must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post. To find out more about [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] see Thrive Strategy. To discuss the role further, please contact Ruth McKinnon, Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist on [contact hidden] [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or Lisa Carder Clinical lead speech & language therapist [contact hidden]. For more information please refer to Job Description and Person Specification. Please note – this position may be subject to DBS check. Closing date – 11/05/2026. We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

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Here at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve. We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups. “[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.” Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy: Flexible working, Generous pension, Refer a Friend Scheme.

Application

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