Job Description

Ready to do what you do best - and do it with purpose?



L ooking to reduce your hours while staying professionally active ? S eeking the right part-time role to suit your expertise while deliver ing exceptional care for patients with Head & Neck Cancer ? If so, j oin our experienced, supportive SLT team who value you and your continued growth .



This is a chance to make a real impact in a role that fits your lifestyle.

Why this role could be for you:

Work with purpose:

M anag e a rewarding H & N cancer caseload where your advanced clinical skills will dir ectly impact patients' recovery and quality of life.

Stay connected to excellence:

Access to expert colleagues and joint working opportunities as a member of the Humber Health Partnership - ensuring you're always at the forefront of best practice.

Be part of something bigger:

Collaborate in regular SLT-led videofluoroscopy clinic s and Macmillan "Living With and Beyond Cancer" clinic s alongside dedicated multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic, patient-centred care.

Flexib le work ing options :

This 2-day / week post is ideal for someone seeking a better work-life balance - whether you're winding down, returning to work, or looking for the right setting to apply your experience.

Lead and inspire:

contribute to the development of junior staff/students, sharing your knowledge and shaping the next generation of SLTs.

What you'll be doing:

Delivering expert assessment and management for adults with complex communication and swallowing needs, with a focus on Head & Neck Cancer and ENT pathways

Acting as an autonomous dysphagia practitioner across inpatient and outpatient settings

Participating in and shaping clinical supervision, service improvement, and education

Playing an active role in specialist clinics and supporting junior SLTs and students



You'll be working based at Scunthorpe General, with occasional requirement to travel to Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. Access to transport is essential due to site travel and equipment needs.

Who we're looking for:

An experienced, compassionate SLT with a specialist interest in Head & Neck Cancer who's ready to contribute at a senior level while working flexibly. You'll be joining a passionate, knowledgeable team and will benefit from mentorship, peer support, and connection to a wider regional network of experts.



Whether you want to keep making a difference while reducing your hours or are looking for a fulfilling part-time specialist role that matches your values - we'd love to hear from you.



The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion.



Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.



Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.



As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.



We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.



Interested?

If you're a specialist SLT ready to bring your expertise to a flexible, impactful role, we want to hear from you.

Please note:

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications, so early applications are encouraged.



For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.



As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.



Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.



We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.



Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.



We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.



We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.



To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/



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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.