Consultant Speech and Language Therapist - Voice Disorders

Consultant Speech and Language Therapist - Voice Disorders

The closing date is 09 March 2026

After 38 years of dedicated excellence in service, our current post holder is retiring and we are recruiting to this Consultant SLT post. In this role, you will provide the highest level of clinical SLT expertise in the Trust. As a Consultant SLT, all 4 pillars of Advanced Consultant Level practice will be fulfilled;
Clinical, Leadership, Education and Research. You will have reach, influence and impact locally, regionally and nationally. You will establish collaborative networks and contribute to local, regional and national SLT/ENT policy and guidelines for voice. You will lead on research, audit and review of voice services and pathways. You will lead the SLT voice team and work jointly and closely, with equal expertise in your field, with two respected nationally recognised, specialist Otolaryngologists.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be core days for pre-set clinics. Co-ordination of the remaining hours can negotiated; as an example 3 days one week, 2 days the next etc. There is potential for some work from home as appropriate.

You will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management for complex voice caseloads in both SLT and ENT. The role requires SLT Consultant level expertise in the:

• Joint Voice Disorders Clinic (2 per month)
• Dystonia Injection and Glottal Insufficiency Injection Clinic (2 per month)
• Hoarse Voice Clinical Assessment and Treatment Clinic in ENT (2, or 3, per month)
• SLT Led nasendoscopy biofeedback clinic (every other week)

The role is the lead SLT for professional voice users, the lead for advanced and specialist voice treatments in SLT including advanced laryngeal manipulation. You will need precision nasendoscopy skills.

As well as the clinical components outlined above, the role requires all 4 pillars of Consultant Practice to be fulfilled. These elements are set out in detail in the Job Description and they are equally crucial to the role.

You will be joining a warm, supportive and dedicated team. We have 4.4/5 staff satisfaction and 4.76/5 patient satisfaction from a 15.8% response rate. We have a Head and Deputy Head of Therapies to co-ordinate all Clinical Therapy services. We have close links with the Stroke Team, Radiology, Sodexo, Nutrition team, Dietetics as well as ENT. We have won two awards;

a Trust Award for Well Being and a regional ICB Award for Quality Improvement.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original…