Experienced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	DCHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 pa, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Derby, DE22 3NE
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity to offer a 1.0 Fixed Term contract (5 mths) SLT role to work in the acute SLT team at the Royal Derby Hospital.

We are looking for an HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

You will provide a specialist clinical role, in the acute inpatient service with the UHDB SLT team at the Royal Derby Hospital.

You will be responsible for managing dysphagia across the hospital across medical, surgical, respiratory inpatient wards.

We are looking for a HCPC and RCSLT registered Speech and Language Therapist, with developed skills, working with acute inpatients. You will be able to demonstrate leadership skills in developing service provision and clinical pathways relating to this specialism. You will have a commitment to providing a high standard of patient focussed care and be a strong team player, with the ability to lead and influence others.

You will be employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT as part of their SLT service and as such have access to a team of colleagues with a range of skills and commitment to providing high standards of evidence based approaches, you will be supported by a SLT team leader.

We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of over 100 staff, working across all service areas in Derbyshire.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

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This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026

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