Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Stroke Unit
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, N18 1QXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£45,953 to £54,254
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
Are you an experienced Band 5 or developing band 6 looking for your next challenge? We are looking for a Band 6 therapist keen to further develop thei...
The successful candidate will assess, treat and manage adults on ASU with acquired swallowing and communication disorders. They will work closely with, and report to, the Highly Specialist SLT who is located on the unit. The role involves close working and liaison with ASU MDT workers and the candidate will hold key worker responsibilities. The post holder will participate in delivering training to the ASU multidisciplinary team, family and carers and to the wider SLT service as required. They will have the opportunity to participate in service development, continuing professional development and other clinical governance activities to maintain and further develop personal knowledge and clinical practice. They will also be required to participate in the clinical supervision of students and Band 5s as required.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and responsibilities involved.
NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential: - Degree or MSc in Speech and Language Therapy; - Health Professions Council Registration to Practice
Desirable: - Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential: - oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and managing a clinical caseload independently
- Experience of managing demand in a busy, ideally acute setting, demonstrating ability to appropriately prioritise and manage workload efficiently and facilitate patient flow
- Experience of working with colleagues in health and other agencies.
- Experience of working as a member of a multi- disciplinary team, and ability to identify ways to facilitate effective team working.
- Experience and understanding of issues involved with working in a diverse community and of practical ways to ensure SLT practice is culturally appropriate and accessible
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly (verbal and written) and to overcome barriers to communication.
- Ability to assimilate and analyse complex clinical information.
- Ability to negotiate and deal with conflict.
- Knowledge and ability to use a range of specialist assessment tools and procedures to evaluate adult acquired communication and swallowing impairments within an acute stroke setting
- Knowledge of the role of instrumental assessment of swallowing within this setting (Videofluoroscopy/FEES) and impact on longer term swallow management.
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with acquired communication and swallowing impairments and ability to demonstrate the evidence base for these approaches.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload and that of student and junior staff.
- Understanding the role of and process of clinical supervision, both as a supervisee and supervisor.
Personal qualities and attributes
Essential: - Commitment to lifelong learning; - Team player
Others
Essential: - Evidence of responding flexibly to change
Desirable: - Engagement with special interest groups within Speech and Language
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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