As part of an integrated service, we work closely with a wide multidisciplinary team. We routinely liaise with consultant paediatricians, community nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, health visitors. The role also involves liaison with external services.

We are a supportive and collaborative team who value clinical excellence, curiosity, and reflective practice . We strive to create an environment where clinicians feel supported, valued, and able to develop their specialist skills while maintaining a healthy work–life balance.

Job Responsibilities

This is a community-based post, with the majority of clinical work taking place in service users’ homes and across mainstream and specialist educational settings. It is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Leading on the development of the dysphagia service with paediatric dysphagia colleague
• Leading and supporting therapists and assistants working within the dysphagia team
• Line management of designated colleagues within the SLT team
• Providing highly specialist knowledge and skills within relevant clinical area

For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached job description.

If you are a dysphagia-trained Speech & Language Therapist looking for a community-based specialist role where your expertise will make a real difference to children and families, we would love to hear from you.

Ideal Candidate

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy leading to registration with HCPC)
• Health and Care Professions Council Licence to Practice (HCPC)
• Fully registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Minimum of 5 years post qualification experience, including significant relevant postgraduate experience of managing paediatric dysphagia
• Post graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
• Completion of RCSLT Dysphagia Competencies to ‘Highly Specialist’ level, including competencies in assessment and management of neonates
• Evidence of extensive relevant post graduate training, internal or external, in specialist area
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of managing own caseload within area of specialism
• Experience of service development and project management, including developing protocols and clinical care pathways
• Advanced technical skills relevant to the specialist area of practice acquired through advanced training and significant experience
• Advanced clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the specialist client group including assessment, diagnosis and management
• In depth and expert knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)

For a full list of criteria, please see the attached job description.

As this is a community role, it is essential that you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes.

For any queries about the recruitment process of this role, please contact the hiring team via email at urvashi.bhardwaj@hcrgcaregroup.com or on 07884 659460.

About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

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