Job Summary
Would you like to join a dynamic, energetic and supportive team?
Due to staff promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 acute Speech and Language Therapist, at West Middlesex University Hospital. We are looking for someone with specialist clinical knowledge and skills, who is enthusiastic about service promotion and development.
The adult service offers regular site specific and cross-site full department meetings. There is consistent access to formal and informal supervision, CPD, as well as, regular peer support and supervision.
The role is based on the acute wards at West Middlesex University Hospital and provides excellent opportunities for on-going personal and professional development. We are looking for someone who has experience with Videofluoroscopy and / or tracheostomy, but full support for competencies and training will be provided where needed.
We look forward to receiving your application and welcome candidates making contact, to enquire further about this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to manage a complex SLT caseload independently, providing second opinions and advice for junior staff when required. They will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will be expected to work collaboratively with patients, carers, and colleagues, the voluntary sector and Social Services in regards to the planning and delivery of care.
Provision of specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessment and management to adult inpatients, based on the acute wards at West Middlesex University Hospital.
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to patients and staff
- Open and honest
- Unfailingly kind
- Determined to develop
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Speech and Language Therapist
- Current HCPC registration
- Current RCSLT registration
- Membership of Clinical Interest Group relevant to the post
- 2 years post graduate experience relevant to the post
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a Multidisciplinary Team
- Experience with service development and service evaluation
- Experience providing teaching and training for members of the MDT, patients, families etc.
- Experience using evidence based practice and outcome measures
- Experience providing complex specialist dysphagia assessment and management
- Experience providing complex specialist communication assessment and management
Desirable
- Experience with Videofluoroscopy, with evidence of the relevant competencies
- Experience with tracheostomy weaning and management, with the relevant competencies
- Experience with FEES, with evidence of the relevant competencies
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of NHS policies relevant to SLT and the value of clinical governance
- Ability to work on autonomously and as part of a team
- Specialist assessment and management knowledge for adults with complex dysphagia
- Specialist assessment and management knowledge for adults with complex communication and / or voice impairment
- Ability to communicate effectively in a highly emotive clinical setting
- Ability to identify and assess clinical risk accordingly
- Highly effective written and verbal communication
Personal qualities
Essential
- Awareness of professional and personal boundaries
- Able to maintain prolonged periods of concentration
- Ability to cope with stressful working situations, including aggressive patients / relatives
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.
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).
Closing Date: 04 January 2026
