# Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-stroke/9708929a-5d22-471a-b05a-924b4e4e92d4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-speech-and-language-therapist-stroke/9708929a-5d22-471a-b05a-924b4e4e92d4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Northwick Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement - **Contract type:** Permanent: Weekend working required - one in five weekends with rest days. - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-09T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-26T14:50:38.454Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Highly_Specialist_SLT_Acute_Stroke/Highly_Specialist_SLT_Acute_Stroke-v8347493 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8347493?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are a friendly, ambitious and highly supportive Speech and Language Therapy team providing specialist services across acute medicine and surgery, critical care and respiratory pathways at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is passionate about clinical excellence, innovation and professional development. Whether you are looking to develop advanced clinical or leadership competencies, you will be supported by experienced clinicians committed to helping you achieve your career goals. What makes us different? Access to a wide range of specialist dysphagia assessment and rehabilitation approaches, including robust access to including Videofluoroscopy and FEES, Cough Reflex Testing, Phagenyx, EMST and other evidence-based rehabilitation interventions. There are opportunities to learn from and collaborate with specialist colleagues across SLT Head & Neck Cancer, Stroke, Critical Care, Acute Medicine and Outpatient Services, providing a rich and varied clinical experience. We have a strong culture of supervision, mentorship and peer support, with regular opportunities for joint working and shared learning and support to pursue quality improvement, research, service development and leadership opportunities. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service for adults with communication and swallowing disorders following stroke across the Hyperacute Stroke Unit and Stroke Unit. Responsibilities include advanced assessment and management of dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and cognitive-communication disorders, contributing to instrumental swallowing assessments, leading complex multidisciplinary decision-making, and supporting safe discharge planning. The role also provides clinical leadership for the stroke SLT service, including supervision of staff and students, service development, audit, quality improvement, training, and implementation of evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes and meet national stroke standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification ### 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 ### HEART values **Essential** - Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values - Demonstrate commitment to place Quality at our HEART ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - - Significant post-registration experience in adult acquired disorders, including substantial experience of stroke and complex dysphagia. - - Experience of independently managing a complex caseload and making decisions where information may be incomplete or conflicting. - - Experience of assessment and rehabilitation of aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech and cognitive-communication disorder. - - Experience of instrumental swallowing assessment and management planning within competence. - - Experience of multidisciplinary working, goal setting, discharge planning and risk management. - - Experience of supervising, teaching or supporting the development of staff and/or students. - - Knowledge of current evidence, national stroke guidance, clinical governance, safeguarding, consent, capacity and equality duties relevant to the role **Desirable** - - Experience of tracheostomy and critical care-related assessment and management. - - Experience of line management, recruitment, performance management, audit, research or leading service improvement. - - Advanced clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis and treatment-planning skills. - Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information and to adapt communication for people with significant communication impairment. - Ability to prioritise competing clinical and operational demands and work calmly under pressure. - Strong leadership, negotiation, teaching, supervision and team-working skills - Ability to analyse service and outcome data, undertake audit and implement evidence-based change. - Ability to work autonomously, recognise limits of competence and seek or provide appropriate support. - Accurate written communication, digital literacy and effective use of electronic health records. - Commitment to inclusive, person-centred and culturally responsive practice. ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - - Degree or postgraduate qualification in Speech and Language Therapy recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. - - Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. - - Evidence of relevant postgraduate learning and continuing professional development in adult acquired communication and dysphagia **Desirable** - - Relevant postgraduate qualification or accredited advanced clinical training. - - Recognised training in FEES, videofluoroscopy, tracheostomy management, leadership, supervision or quality improvement. ### Skills, abilities and attributes **Essential** - - Advanced clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis and treatment-planning skills. - - Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information and to adapt communication for people with significant communication impairment. - - Ability to prioritise competing clinical and operational demands and work calmly under pressure. - - Strong leadership, negotiation, teaching, supervision and team-working skills - - Ability to analyse service and outcome data, undertake audit and implement evidence-based change. - - Ability to work autonomously, recognise limits of competence and seek or provide appropriate support. - - Accurate written communication, digital literacy and effective use of electronic health records. - - Commitment to inclusive, person-centred and culturally responsive practice **Desirable** - - Evidence of presenting service developments, audit or research to professional audiences. - - Participation in regional or national professional networks ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) - [job description and job specification (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10672537) ## 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.