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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Enfield Community
Ready to make a real impact and take your career to the next level?
We are looking for an ambitious, passionate, and driven Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our expanding Adult SLT in Enfield! This post will give you the opportunity to work across community services.
This is your chance to lead, inspire, and transform the lives of patients within their own homes and local communities.
Why Join Our Team?
Be a Leader: Step into a senior role where your expertise will drive innovation and improvement in adult SLT rehabilitation. Thrive in a Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a fantastic multidisciplinary team including OTs, physiotherapists, and rehab assistants. Together, we make a powerful impact. Access to a professional & managerial support network. Joining our team means you'll never feel like you're working alone. You'll have access to a dedicated network of experienced professionals and managers who are committed to supporting your growth and success. Royal Free Hospital SLT delivers services across multiple sites which gives you a unique opportunity for a wide scope of professional collaboration and expertise.
Main duties of the job
To provide a very high standard of adult speech and language therapy to patients alongside their family / carers in a community setting, meeting the needs of the multicultural and diverse population.
Together with other senior staff to act as a resource of specialist advice to adult speech and language therapy team, the community therapy services, and others within the wider multidisciplinary services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We’re Looking For:
HCPC Registered as a Speech and Language Therapist. Strong background in adult acquired pathology, neurology and dysphagia management (Band 6 level or equivalent). Excellent communication skills and a passion for mentoring and supporting others. Sound knowledge of evidence-based stroke care and NHS frameworks. UK Driving Licence and access to a car for work purposes.
Please refer to the attached Job description and Person Specification for main responsibilities of the role.
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
- Uk driving license and own car available for work use
Experience
Essential
- Extensive and recent SLT experience at least at band 6 level/equivalent in adult neurology and the management of dysphagia.
- Able to demonstrate appropriate postgraduate experience working across other core SLT areas to support the rehabilitation needs of the patient.
- Experience working as part of NHS MDT
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of leading a project/ audit
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Fluent in written and spoken English including the ability to generate letters and reports of a high calibre.
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills and other relevant clinical areas.
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload within a busy environment.
- Experience of supervising and teaching junior staff
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC. Registration as speech and language therapist
- Evidence from C.P.D. portfolio of ongoing relevant post-graduate training both theoretical and practical to a high level.
- Dysphagia trained
Desirable
- Membership of professional body/ special interest group
Personal qualities/ knowledge
Essential
- An advanced breadth of knowledge and evidence based/best SLT practice
- A working knowledge of the NHS, NHS Long term plan and other relevant national guidelines, and their impact on service delivery.
- Comprehensive understanding of what supporting services are available to people in their own homes
- Awareness of current issues/developments pertinent to own profession and field including legal frameworks
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This advert is for Specialist Adult Community Speech and Language Therapist with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum including HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Aug 2026.
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