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Job requirements
Essential
32 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Physically fit to meet requirements of post
- Other
Team player
- Skills
Excellent written and spoken English
- Skills
Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Skills
Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills
- Skills
Excellent concentration, analytical and reflection skills
- Skills
Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Skills
Ability to work in an unpredictable environment and to prioritise own workload
- Skills
Excellent organisational skills
- Skills
Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- Knowledge
Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment rationales relevant to this client group with speech, language and communication and swallowing difficulties
- Knowledge
Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
- Knowledge
Sound knowledge of the roles of other professionals in health, social care and voluntary sector involved with this client group
- Knowledge
Established knowledge of relevant National policies and procedures
- Knowledge
In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/ audit/ quality improvement
- Knowledge
Good knowledge of standards of record keeping
- Experience
Significant post-qualification experience of working in the field of Neurology/ Neurosciences/ Neurorehabilitation
- Experience
Assessment, treatment and management of highly complex clients with acquired neurological communication disorders; apraxia, aphasia, cognitive communication disorder, dysarthria
- Experience
Working with clients with highly complex dysphagia
- Experience
Coaching / developing reflective clinical practice in less experienced staff.
- Experience
Counselling in a supervisory role with staff, and rehabilitative/ supportive role with clients and carers
- Experience
Developing and delivering education and training packages.
- Experience
Advising/ providing second opinions.
- Experience
Clinical audit, applying the principles of research methodology
- Experience
Undertaking appraisal and planning CPD for less experienced staff
- Experience
Undertaking recruitment & selection
- Experience
Facilitating evidence-based groups for specialist treatment
- Education/Qualifications
Recognised speech and language therapy degree qualification or equivilent
- Education/Qualifications
Health and Care Professions Council – License to Practice
- Education/Qualifications
Evidence of successful completion of Masters degree or specialist development and training such as aphasiology, CCD, advanced dysphagia
- Education/Qualifications
Experiential and advanced training as evidenced by highly structured self-directed study using regular appraisal of research & evidence base for specialist clinical area.
- Education/Qualifications
Attendance at regular CEN group
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Leadership role within speech and language therapy
- Education/Qualifications
Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced neuro Speech and Language Therapist to join the Wolfson Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Service (WOCRS), based at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton. WOCRS is a Neuropsychology-led service providing day and outpatient care for patients with cognitive impairments resulting from an acute neurological event.
The successful applicant will work with the Professional and Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, the Lead Therapist for Neurosciences and the WOCRS team to implement and support service delivery of highly specialist, evidence based care.
The post holder will manage and advise on complex cases, deliver high quality interdisciplinary intervention (including groups) and be responsible for ensuring clinical governance and ongoing service innovations within the clinical area.
They will have experience in supervising, developing and managing others and will have advanced communication skills and be a strong team player.
The post holder will work closely with the MDT, Principal SLTs in Neurorehabilitation at St George’s Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, Wandsworth Community Neurorehabilitation Team and the wider SLT team.
They will be joining a highly proficient, professional, patient centred and innovative Speech and Language Therapy department offering excellent support and well established CPD opportunities.
Main duties of the job
- To independently manage highly complex clients within the WOCRS caseload, making differential diagnosis & clinical management decisions on the basis of evidence from assessment, frequently weighing up complex clinical management decisions in the context of conflicting clinical indicators.
- To develop and maintain expert clinical competence.
- To develop and implement expert level Speech and Language Therapy treatment programmes within the service, including working towards interdisciplinary goals and group therapy, providing thorough services and evaluation through clinical outcomes.
- To be responsible for the clinical supervision, appraisal and line management of the WOCRS Speech and Language Therapy team.
- To assume lead responsibility for delivering clinical governance and service development including setting priorities for the services, in consultation with the WOCRS leadership team, SLT professional lead and Therapies Management Team.
- To will lead team meetings, conduct audit and research projects and audit service provision.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate specialist training to other professionals and patients/clients and carers on all aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication.
- To provide clinical education and training to Speech and Language Therapy students, developing links with Higher Education Institutions, teach MDT colleagues and other appropriate healthcare staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to 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.
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This advert is for Principal Speech and Language Therapist - Neurorehab with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inc Inner London HCAS (pro-rata). The contract type is Permanent: 0.8 FTE. The application deadline is 05 Oct 2026.
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