# Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adult-community-speech-and-language-therapy/427f9c75-d8a8-40ab-8ec3-5ddf87dcbb04 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/adult-community-speech-and-language-therapy/427f9c75-d8a8-40ab-8ec3-5ddf87dcbb04.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £54,254 per annum (pro rata) inclusive of HCAs - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week (Mon- Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T14:30:53.963Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_language_therapy/Speech_language_therapy-v8142950 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8142950?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note this role is advertised as part time but we are in a position to combine with another vacancy to create a full time post. ### Make a Difference. Shape the Future of Community SLT. Are you an experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist looking for a new opportunity, or an enthusiastic Band 5 ready to take the next step in your career? We have an exciting role for a motivated SLT to work within a supportive and dynamic team with flexible full-time and part-time working options available. If you're passionate about enhancing patient care and driving positive change in a community setting, this could be the perfect role for you. ### Why Join Us? - Be part of a skilled and supportive team of SLTs and SLT Assistants. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across community services, North Middlesex University Hospital, and the Royal Free London NHS Trust. - Enjoy flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle. - Access full CPD support, leadership training, and career progression opportunities. - Benefit from comprehensive well-being services, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health support, and a Wellbeing Forum ### What We're Looking For: - RCSLT-recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration. - A passion for supporting adult patients with acquired conditions. - Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a desire to develop your leadership abilities. Take the next step in your career—develop, grow, and inspire. ### Main duties of the job You will be part of the Adult Speech and Language therapy team and the wider Adult Community Therapies service. You will be co-located with the Adult Community rehabilitation team, Community Neuro therapy service, the Community Stroke Rehabilitation team and Nutrition & Dietetics colleagues. We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician, keen to work with us in shaping and developing our services to meet the challenges of delivering appropriate care in the right place and at the right time.  We need you to be passionate about making a difference to patients and their families.  We are continually looking at our service delivery and how our services can integrate more fully to provide 1st class care to the population we serve. Would you like to know more? Please give us a call and we can answer your questions or arrange an informal visit. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### As part of the adult SLT service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to patients and their carers in the community. ### To perform comprehensive speech and language assessment (communication and / or swallowing) of adults with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### other **Essential** - Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license with access to a car for work use ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 18 months – 2 years post graduate clinical experience. - Extensive post-graduate dysphagia qualification experience. - Clinical experience of working in the NHS. - Experience of working with either out-patients and/or community MDT setting. - Experience of working with patients with acquired neurological conditions. - Experience of delivering training packages to carers regarding dysphagia & communication. - Supervision of students or assistants. **Desirable** - Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC): Experience of assessment and implementation of low and high-tech AAC. - Participation in project /audit activities. ### Skills and abilities **Essential** - Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner - Competent IT skills- Evidence of use of basic Microsoft packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint. - Effective time management and ability to adapt within a busy clinical environment. - Able to manage complex situations, e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers, effectively and appropriately - Able to demonstrate appropriate clinical reasoning in relation to all clinical decisions. - Ability to work effectively within a team environment - Ability to develop appropriate and effective supervisory skills **Desirable** - Experience of electronic clinical notes packages i.e. RiO, System One, Care-Notes, Paris. - Experience of working with translators within clinical settings. - Experience of organising internal or external training session/course ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - RCSLT Recognised Diploma/Degree in SLT - HCPC Registered. - Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio - RCSLT Recognised Postgraduate dysphagia Qualification **Desirable** - Attendance at relevant Post-Graduate Courses. - Member of relevant CEN. ### Personal qualities/ Knowledge/ Awareness/ Understanding **Essential** - Well-developed knowledge and understanding of evidence based assessment and therapeutic approaches for patients with an acquired medical condition - Awareness of own knowledge and developmental needs and learning style - Extensive knowledge base underpinning broad SLT skills - A good working knowledge of the NHS systems of care and awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the SLT profession and delivery of care. - A strong commitment to patient focused care ## Documents - [speech & language therapist (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445340) - [speech & language therapist (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10445339) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.