Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Adult AcuteNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapy team at Addenbrooke's Hospital.
You will provide specialist assessment and management for adults with acquired swallowing and communication disorders across a varied and clinically complex caseload. Working within a major teaching hospital and regional specialist centre, you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and receive support from experienced senior clinicians.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate SLT with relevant post-registration experience in adult dysphagia and acquired communication disorders. You should be able to manage a caseload with appropriate autonomy and demonstrate sound clinical reasoning, effective teamwork and a commitment to evidence-based practice.
This is a permanent post of 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy input to a defined adult acute caseload, independently assessing, diagnosing and managing patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
They will prioritise and manage their workload, formulate evidence-based management plans and contribute to coordinated multidisciplinary care. The role includes providing specialist advice to patients, families, carers and professionals and supporting continuity of care on transfer or discharge.
You will contribute to videofluoroscopy and other instrumental swallowing assessments in accordance with their level of competence. Previous experience or competency in videofluoroscopy would be desirable; however, training and supervised competency development will be provided where required. They will also contribute to tracheostomy management and participate in student supervision, teaching, audit, clinical governance and service development.
Job description
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employmentThis vacancy will close at midnight on the 27th August 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on the 7th September 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.