Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Head and Neck / ENT

This is an opportunity to develop your expertise within a forward-thinking and supportive team. You will be encouraged to build on your existing skills, with access to high-quality supervision and strong peer support to help you thrive.

As a valued member of the ENT / Head & Neck multidisciplinary team, you will play an integral role in delivering excellent patient care and contributing to innovative clinical practice. Speech and Language Therapy services at Addenbrooke's are led by a Professional Head of SLT and span four specialist areas: ENT / Head & Neck, Adult Acute, Acute Paediatrics and Neonates, and Acute Stroke / Neuro / Trauma Rehabilitation. The service also delivers specialised AAC provision across the region through CASEE, offering further opportunities for collaboration.

In this role, you will contribute to a highly specialist Voice and Head & Neck Oncology SLT service, managing a complex caseload and providing advanced assessment and intervention. You will work autonomously, prioritising your workload and leading outpatient instrumental assessment clinics such as Videofluoroscopy (VFS) and Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES).

You will play a proactive role in service development, working closely within the multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care and drive innovation. There will also be opportunities to expand your practice, including remote voice therapy and participation in Flexible Nasendoscopy (FNE) and joint ENT/SLT clinics.

We are offering a permanent, full-time role within our established and regionally renowned team. You will provide specialist SLT input across Head & Neck Cancer / Oncology and ENT services (Voice). We are seeking an enthusiastic clinician with the skills and experience to contribute to a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

You will join a friendly, supportive, and forward-thinking service that values clinical excellence, innovation, and collaboration. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced acute setting while developing your specialist expertise.

You will bring:

o Strong experience in ENT and Head & Neck Cancer/Oncology

o Expertise in voice assessment and therapy

o Competence in flexible nasendoscopy (FNE) / laryngeal evaluation

o Experience in MDT working, training, and service development

In this advanced specialist role, you will manage a complex caseload, contribute to service development and quality improvement, support innovation in patient-centred care, and provide supervision and mentorship to colleagues and students.

Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly regarded Head & Neck / ENT SLT service at Addenbrooke's Hospital, one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals., 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.