Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Band
7) to join our Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapy Service at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with a specialist focus on Motor Neurone Disease (MND) outpatients.

This is a 1-year fixed-term post (maternity cover), working as part of an established specialist MND multidisciplinary team, with protected time for service development and clinical leadership.

The post offers a unique balance of specialist clinical work, MDT clinic involvement, and flexible working, and would suit an experienced Band 7 SLT with a strong interest in progressive neurological conditions, quality improvement, and service innovation.

You will take delegated responsibility for Speech and Language Therapy input to the specialist MND service, working closely with MND coordinators, medical, nursing, AHP and palliative care colleagues.

The MND service is an established MDT clinic delivering coordinated, patient-centred care for people with progressive neurological disease.

Speech and Language Therapy plays a central role in:

• Dysphagia management and anticipatory planning
• Communication support, including AAC and future-focused decision-making
• Supporting patients and families through complex and emotionally demanding transitions

This role offers protected time to shape and develop the SLT contribution to the MND pathway, working collaboratively across organisational boundaries.

The role is structured as follows:

Delivering specialist SLT input within the MND MDT outpatient clinic at Arthur Rank Hospice, including assessment, clinical decision‑making, and contribution to MDT planning. The specialist MND multidisciplinary clinic is held on Thursdays; therefore, the post holder will be required to work on this day as part of their contracted hours.

Allocating clinical administration, service development, audit, and pathway development, which can be undertaken remotely/home‑based, subject to service need.

• Providing highly specialist assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders in people living with MND.
• Acting as a clinical resource to internal and external SLTs involved in the patient’s ongoing care.
• Contributing to service evaluation, pathway development, and quality improvement within the MND service.
• Supporting integrated working across acute, outpatient, community and palliative interfaces.
• Working autonomously while maintaining close professional links with the wider Adult Acute SLT team.

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.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full…