Clinical Lead SLT Stroke and Outpatient Neurology: Sponsorship Available

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking a passionate, experienced and highly skilled team member to take on the role of Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist to lead our Neurology Outpatient Service and Inpatient Stroke Service at our Denmark Hill site.

In this role, you will:

  • Lead and develop a team of 4 highly skilled Speech & Language Therapists working across acute stroke and outpatient neurology pathways.
  • Act as the expert clinical lead for patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, providing specialist leadership across stroke inpatient and outpatient services.
  • Lead on our outpatient instrumental assessment services at our Denmark Hill site including outpatient videofluoroscopy and outpatient FEES.
  • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary teams, including consultants, nurses, MND and Parkinson’s Nurse Specialists, therapists and psychologists, to deliver outstanding patient-centred care

You will join a team ofeight Clinical Leads across our three hospital sites, working together to shape and grow Speech & Language Therapy services. This will include contributing to service strategy, workforce development, education, research and quality improvement initiatives.

Speech & Language Therapists are fully integrated within multidisciplinary teams alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians and other allied health professionals.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

To autonomously assess, diagnose, treat and manage a complex caseload of adults with communication and swallowing problems in a specialist area in accordance with King’s College Hospital Speech and Language Therapy service guidelines and service standards.

To provide expert knowledge and clinical judgement, specialist recommendations and second opinion to the wider SLT and MDT.

To provide information, advice and support to patients, carers, relatives and staff.

To liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient management.

To attend ward and team meetings and case conferences, as appropriate

To liaise with all appropriate agencies pre and post discharge. In particular to liaise with Speech and Language Therapists within the regional network to facilitate seamless transfer of care. This may include links with voluntary organisations.

To provide accurate and timely reports, including transfer and discharge reports.

To facilitate access to specialist AAC assessment and management.

To recognise boundaries of own extended role and manage associated risk at all times.

Leadership

To provide high quality values-based clinical and professional leadership to Neurology Outpatients & Stroke Inpatients SLT teams.

To support the Head of SLT in the delivery of key aspects of King’s strategy.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC recognised Diploma, Batchelor’s or Masters qualification in Speech & Language Therapy
  • Registration with the HCPC as a Speech & Language Therapist
  • Post graduate education in the assessment, treatment & management of patients with neurological disorders
  • Active member of relevant clinical excellence network(s)

Desirable

  • Post-HCPC registration research-focused MSc/MPhil/MRes
  • Member of RCSLT
  • Formal qualification in leadership and management

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Highly developed knowledge & extensive specialist clinical experience and in the assessment, treatment & management of both communication and swallowing difficulties experienced by patients receiving acute inpatient care
  • Evidence of having independently undertaken audit, quality improvement projects and research
  • Experience & high level of skill in supervision of staff and students, including quality improvement projects
  • Demonstrates knowledge of public/patient involvement in service design and co-production

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Advanced skills in working with people who have congenital and acquired communication problems
  • Tracheostomy competency
  • VF competency – RCSLT Greater Glasgow and Clyde Level 3; FEES competency – level 3

Desirable

  • VF competency – RCSLT Greater Glasgow and Clyde Level 4 or

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: 26 August 2026

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