# Band 6 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-speech-and-language-therapist/5c261582-b226-421e-891a-3b1f9268fc35 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-speech-and-language-therapist/5c261582-b226-421e-891a-3b1f9268fc35.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Barnet General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45953.00 to £54254.00 - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T14:02:10.565Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8371178 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8371178?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Others **Essential** - Comply with trust manual handling guidelines ### Experience **Essential** - - Good understanding of relevant clinical guidelines - - Broad range of clinical experience at a Band 5 level or above - - Teaching/training/presentations to staff or students - - Supervision of more junior staff, assistants and/students - - Active participation in an audit or project work - - Evidence of CPD **Desirable** - - Experience of working in an acute, hospital-based setting, including working within an MDT ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - - Understanding of the role of SLT across a broad range of clinical areas - - Effective clinical reasoning skills - - Ability to be proactive in service development - - Ability to critically evaluate current research & apply to own practice - - Knowledge and application of principles of evidence-based practice - - Knowledge of the use of instrumental assessment - - Ability to reflect on and appraise own practice - - Effective verbal communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues - - Effective written communication skills - - Good presentation skills - - Able to autonomously manage clinical caseload and prioritise effectively - - Ability to work effectively within different teams both multi and uni-disciplinary - - Ability to demonstrate initiative to manage own time & meet deadlines - - Skills in differential diagnosis in communication and swallowing disorders in adults with acquired disorders ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - - Strong interpersonal skills, including assertiveness and negotiation - - Positive attitude to change; able to facilitate change within teams - - Self-motivated and able to motivate others ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - - Degree/ graduate diploma or equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy - - Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration as a speech and language therapist - - Certificated graduate courses or equivalent in-house training in clinical specialty areas **Desirable** - - Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - - Membership of special interest group ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698947) - [band 6 slt job description (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698948) - [band 6 slt person specification (pdf, 96.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698946) - [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.