# Specialist Adult Speech & Language Therapist: Sutton Health & Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-adult-speech-and-language-therapist-sutton-health-and-care/68e6a293-1cf7-4b50-a74b-cb74d259eafd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-adult-speech-and-language-therapist-sutton-health-and-care/68e6a293-1cf7-4b50-a74b-cb74d259eafd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Carshalton - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Salary:** £45953.00 to £54254.00 - **Contract type:** 6 months (The fixed term contract length will be dependent on the successful applicants start date. The fixed term contract will end on 31/03/27.) - **Employment type:** Part time - 29.6 hours per week (To be negotiated. Monday - Friday, no Bank holidays or weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-30T14:47:11.534Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8188201 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8188201?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Adult Speech & Language therapist (SLT); Community, Sutton Health & Care, Band 6 Fixed Term contract ending on 31/03/2027, maternity leave cover The SLT’s work across Community Neuro & Adult SLT service, giving staff the opportunity to work as a Community MDT supporting each other & work towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'. To achieve this we work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise our patient's potential.  This requires us to be patient centred & specialists within our field. Using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to provide this. The team works with adult patients with acquired communication & swallowing difficulties, so being trained in dysphagia assessment & management is a vital aspect of this role, as is experience in rehabilitation.  Visits take place in patients’ homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work flexibly; there is some degree of remote working.  As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication etc. This role is offered on a fixed-term basis and does not include a contract renewal ### Secondment will be considered. ### Main duties of the job The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention.  We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions &/or those with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients’ needs.   Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Stroke Supported Discharge response) and other  complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND. The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients’ needs & goals. We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (ACSLT) provides adults with acquired communication, speech, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, assessment & intervention to educate, train, rehab, enable &/or manage their condition alongside their carers & other professionals.   Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways. ### 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. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate specialist post qualification experience with an adult caseload with dysphagia and communication needs - Relevant experience (including with Adults) as a B5 SALT - Experience in teaching/training and supporting other health professionals and colleagues - Experience of working in a community setting - Videofluoroscopy experience. **Desirable** - Audit experience ### Skills /Abilities **Essential** - Able to demonstrate evidence based clinical practice and use of outcome measures - Effective written and spoken communication skills - Ability to work independently - Basic computer skills ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Flexibility and able to cope with change ### Other relevant requirements **Essential** - To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently **Desirable** - Current Driving Licence - Access to a car for work purposes ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Relevant degree or post graduate diploma in Speech Therapy - Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered. - Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists - Competent to independently manage and appropriately treat clients with complex dysphagia needs - Evidence of continuous professional development **Desirable** - Training in the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy approach ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 87.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2450) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [adult slt b6 ftc jd & ps (pdf, 816.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10492418) ## 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.