# Band 6 Specialist Neurological Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-neurological-speech-and-language-therapist/7261c170-2e0c-48c2-acab-d47c8e286fec - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-neurological-speech-and-language-therapist/7261c170-2e0c-48c2-acab-d47c8e286fec.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T12:58:23.681Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neuro_rehabilitation/Neuro_rehabilitation-v8353689 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8353689?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To provide a high standard of Speech and language therapy to adults with a range of neurological conditions within the community in the borough of Barnet. To assess and treat own caseload of patients as an autonomous and independent practitioner for patients who may have acute, chronic and/or complex neurological dysfunction and maintain appropriate patient records and statistics. Responsible for acting as a case co-ordinator/ keyworker for allocated patients including organising and undertaking reviews for patients with progressive neurological conditions. Supervise and teach members of the team including, students and rehab assistants as well as being involved in teaching of senior physiotherapists and other multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff. Undertake and present evidence based projects and service improvement initiatives including departmental audit and service developments under the supervision of line manager and/ or Clinical Lead. ### Main duties of the job We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Specialist Neurological Speech and language therapist to join our dynamic community neurological therapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post will be based at the Neurological rehabilitation centre (NRC), within the Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (CNCMT), Edgware Hospital. You will be joining an established community therapy team, and will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of complex neurological patients. You will be working as part of a specialist MDT, which includes the inpatient therapists based on the same site, and be involved in therapy in-service training and education programmes. You will be encouraged to participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities. The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. In this post you will gain valuable experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rewarding and well supported environment with a clear supervision structure. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### 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** - Ability to travel between sites in a time effective manner ideally car driver ### Experience **Essential** - Post-graduate clinical experience within SLT within a range of clinical settings - Experience working within neuro rehab - Experience of working within an MDT - Evidence of CPD - Experience of working alone, demonstrating ability to organise work and manage time independently **Desirable** - Experience of working within the community setting - Experience teaching/education of colleagues, multidisciplinary team and/or public/carers ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Evidence of a clear understanding of the role of the SLT in the acute and community setting - Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and well-established assessment and intervention and management skills for speech/swallow/communication - Able to work autonomously and use initiative - Effective clinical reasoning skills - Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice - Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regardless of complex or sensitive issues - Effective written communication skills - Good presentation skills - Able to manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively - Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary - Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines - Ability to be proactive in service development - Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice - Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately - Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office and electronic notes (EPR) **Desirable** - To be proactive in service development, liaising closely with the MDT in order to promote clinical excellence ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Innovative and creative thinker - Ability to carry out with manual handling tasks in line with Trust guidelines - Excellent time management and organisational skills - Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT - Able to be flexible and creative in approach to achieve optimal outcomes - Professional attitude and behaviour - Competent IT skills ### Education and professional qualifications **Essential** - Degree/graduate diploma in Speech and Language therapy - Health Professions Council (HPC) registration **Desirable** - Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Member of a professional specialist interest group in neurological practice (CEN Clinical Excellence Network) ## Documents - [frf (pdf, 88.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10694615) - [band 6 community neuro slt jd (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10679414) - [band 6 community neuro personal specification (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10679415) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](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.