Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job summary

Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team including Community Speech and Language Therapy Services (THCNT)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team as lead Speech and Language Therapist. Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team is a welcoming team, with opportunities for clinical development in specialist areas as well as experience in developing service-delivery.

The Community Speech and Language Therapy team deliver assessment and intervention to a varied and complex caseload of adults referred with swallowing and / or communication difficulties, with neurological and non-neurological diagnoses in the community setting. The caseload will offer a range of clinical experiences and would be ideal for someone interested in consolidating existing skills in managing dysphagia and acquired communication difficulties including the Assessment and provision of assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) aids.

The role will involve working in partnership with our primary care, acute and community colleagues/partners which will create opportunities to lead innovative service and pathway development and integrated working. The community Speech and Language Therapists also offer in-reach support to the acute team to plan and facilitate discharge into the community.

Regular supervision will be provided as well as there being access to regular SLT / MDT CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be based with the Community Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service within the Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team (THCNT). The Community Speech and Language Therapy Services provide a domiciliary multi-disciplinary service to the residents of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with neurological and non-neurological diagnoses. The SLT service also provides input into the Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) team for cases where SLT is indicated.

The post-holder will provide specialist assessment, treatment and/or advice for patients with disorders of speech, communication, language and/or eating and drinking. The patients will either be discharged from an acute setting and require rapid follow-up, or may be referred from the community with long-term conditions and require rehabilitation. Packages of care may be integrated with the multi- disciplinary team or provided on a uni-disciplinary basis. The post-holder will be available to give advice and provide training for team and external colleagues. The post-holder will actively contribute to the development of the community services as well as the broader SLT Service across Barts Health teams.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • Health & Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
  • Member of relevant Clinical Excellence Networks (CENS)

Desirable

  • Post-graduate dysphagia training (competencies)
  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

Essential

  • Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
  • Has NHS experience of working independently with adults with acquired dysphagia in at least one of the following: Community/domiciliary rehabilitation, inpatient rehabilitation or outpatient rehabilitation
  • Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience working in a multi-cultural setting including working with interpreters

Desirable

  • Assistants and/or volunteers.
  • Experience of developing and delivering training to other SLTs/professionals
  • Experience/participation in research or audit
  • Having supported students on placement

Knowledge

Essential

  • To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to RCSLT Professional and Clinical and National and Local Clinical Guidelines
  • Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to acquired communication/swallowing disorders
  • Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions in the treatment of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders, in the community
  • Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
  • Knowledge of standards of record keeping
  • Knowledge and use of high and low technology communication aids with a range of patients
  • Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to Neurology and adult community client group

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: 13 July 2026

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