Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Learning Disabilities

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

The post holder will be joining the award winning Camden Learning Disabilities Service as part of an integrated community team. This post is covering 8 months of maternity leave and would be supervised by a senior SLT.

The post holder will work autonomously holding a complex caseload of both Dysphagia and Communication. They will be carrying out assessment and intervention/management plans as well as contributing to risk assessments and clinical pathway meetings.

Main duties of the job

  • Dysphagia caseload; assessment, diagnosis, management plan and reviews
  • Communication caseload: assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning
  • Training; dysphagia training, person focused training relating to dysphagia or communication
  • Clinical Pathways – to represent SLT on delegated clinical pathways such as dementia or complex health and offer advice and support to MDT colleagues
  • Supervision of Band 3 SLT assistant

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
  • NQT competencies passed including dysphagia

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working with people who have a learning disabilities
  • Working with people who have dysphagia and LD
  • evidence of assessment and intervention for both dysphagia and communication

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding health inequalities of people with learning disabilities and SLT role within this
  • Clinical assessment tools and interventions
  • Clinical pathways – the value and MDT working within this

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 2 August 2026

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