Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly Adult Speech and Language Therapy team at Barnet Hospital.

Working within integrated multidisciplinary teams, you will help deliver excellent patient care alongside a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants in a dynamic service committed to staff development and innovation.

This fixed-term post (until December 2027) has been established to support the development and evaluation of an innovative Speech and Language Therapy model within the Rapid Emergency Assessment Care Therapy Team (REACTT). The role will focus on supporting adults presenting through urgent and emergency care pathways, facilitating timely assessment, effective clinical decision-making and safe patient flow through acute services.

The post will provide opportunities to develop specialist competencies in urgent and emergency care pathways, whilst maintaining flexibility to support service delivery across the wider Adult Speech and Language Therapy service. The post holder will contribute to service evaluation, data collection, quality improvement and the implementation of new ways of working to inform future service developments.

The successful candidate will be keen to further develop their specialist clinical knowledge and management skills, with excellent organisational, prioritisation and clinical reasoning skills.

Main duties of the job

This post involves supporting the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team to manage a busy acute caseload, with a primary focus on adults presenting through urgent and emergency care pathways.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders, supporting timely clinical decision-making and facilitating safe and effective patient care. They will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise patient flow and contribute to service delivery across acute pathways.

The role will include participation in service evaluation, audit and quality improvement activities, including the collection and interpretation of clinical activity and outcome data. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development and evaluation of innovative models of care and support future service planning.

Dysphagia competencies and proven skills in multidisciplinary team working, autonomous practice and prioritisation are necessary for this role. We provide inpatient and outpatient FEES and videofluoroscopy services and there will be opportunities for the post holder to participate in these services.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the regular teaching and training programme throughout the Trust.

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.