# Specialist Speech and language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/148c4f66-830e-4c55-b3bd-69aff5c02a23 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/148c4f66-830e-4c55-b3bd-69aff5c02a23.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc H.C.A - **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T15:42:34.228Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8158305 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8158305?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will contribute to the provision of a cohesive and effective speech and language therapy service to people with a Learning Disability who live in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark or Lewisham. The post holder will provide assessment, advice and intervention to adults with a Learning Disabilities receiving services from several appropriate agencies, such as Social Services, not for profit organisations, private and voluntary. The post holder will have a responsibility for assessment and intervention with people who have specialist communication and eating, drinking and swallowing needs. The post holder will contribute to an effective and holistic multidisciplinary service to support the health needs of adults with a Learning Disability and their networks with a strong focus on the promotion of health equality. ### Main duties of the job Responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis, development and delivery of highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy intervention to meet the needs of service users with dysphagia and communication To maintain accurate case notes, upholding HCPC standards To write highly specialised reports in multiple formats so that, where needed, that are accessible to the service users, their carers, and other professionals To ensure that service users are actively involved in the planning and prioritisation of their own care plan Communicating effectively and respectfully with service users, carers, members of the professional team Offer a well-coordinated MDT approach to case management Participation in the community team’s clinical meeting and to present cases for planned review, service initiatives and research. Contribute to multidisciplinary team and speech and language therapy team meetings as required Demonstrate advanced negotiation and problem-solving skills Demonstrate the use of appropriate caseload management strategies when dealing with complex issues Adapt practise to offer an inclusive service to adults with a learning Disability and their networks Gather the evidence of clinical effectiveness, using appropriate outcome measures and employing evidence-based practise ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support the Speech and Language Therapy Leads and undertake any duties compatible with the grading structure and sphere of competence Offer consultation to colleagues, to provide second opinions and to share information and expertise with other team members Participate in the development of local clinical guidelines, informed by the evidence of work within community environments. Initiate quality improvement projects and contribute to existing projects, building local evidence base and contributing to team clinical effectiveness Leadership Contribute to the development of problem solving and negotiation skills of others within peer review, case discussion and supervision Contribute to audit within defined specialist areas Training/Education and Research Participate in formal training events and evaluate effectiveness Contribute to quality improvement in areas of clinical specialism Provide advice to non-specialists and other specialists/professionals Professional Development Participate in performance development review PDR Identify and attend specialist short courses in areas of clinical specialism as identified in PDR Feedback to MDT colleagues on all relevant courses attended Attend all mandatory training specified by the job role Maintain up-to-date HPC Have a working knowledge of relevant legislation: The Mental capacity Act, safeguarding vulnerable adults, deprivation of liberty safeguards working with adults within the criminal justice system Apply the principles of Clinical Governance to professional practise Undertake any other duties required by the Lead Speech and Language Therapist, commensurate with grading and competency. Information Management To carry out administrative duties including data collection, arranging client appointments, and maintaining general equipment To monitor the use of specialist equipment and arrange for maintenance/replacement in conjunction with line manager. To use a range of office programmes (Word, PowerPoint, Excel etc.), symbol programmes (Boardmaker, etc) and advanced multimedia programmes (Adobe Premier Pro, Cool Edit Pro etc) to effectively carry out work using digital voice output and digital video footage. Maintain electronic client records as per HCPC, Trust and local guidance. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Masters level qualification in Speech and Language Therapy/Science or equivalent experience - Postgraduate qualification in dysphagia **Desirable** - Makaton qualification and skills - AWLD dysphagia qualification - Advanced dysphagia qualification - Clinical Audit Training - PBS training ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with people with a learning disability - Experience of carrying out SLT assessment and intervention - Experience of working with AWLD and dysphagia - Experience of training carers, volunteers and health care professionals and support staff - Experience of supporting AAC users, who use light-tech communication devices, such as symbols, photos, objects etc - Experience of undertaking SLT clinical risk assessments and joint risk assessment with wider team - Experience of independent case-management skills - Experience of clinical audit - Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience of liaison with Mental health in LD, health, social services, adult education and voluntary organisations - Experience of working with a SLT assistants and delegation of work appropriately ### Skills and knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrate skills in assessing and providing intervention for AWLD in a range of settings - Demonstrate skills in assessing and providing intervention for people with learning disabilities - Demonstrate skills in dysphagia assessment and management - Demonstrate skills in using reflective practice and evidence based practise - Demonstrate skills in the use of AAC. e.g. Talking Mats, Makaton (keyword signing), visual timetables, symbols and photos, Light tech switches, objects etc - Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative - Demonstrate ability to produce documents and training sessions in a variety of accessible formats e.g. video, easy read, objects for people with learning disabilities and their carers - Demonstrate skills in using multimedia software packages such as Communicate In-Print, GRID 3, Boardmaker etc - Demonstrate ability to produce highly-specialised reports - Demonstrate good organisational and time-management skills **Desirable** - Ability to assess and train AWLD and their carers in the use of appropriate communication aids (low and high tech AAC) - Knowledge of legislation relevant to AWLD - Demonstrate skills in AWLD dysphagia assessment and management - Knowledge of appropriate strategies and skills required by others to manage extreme behaviours safely - Demonstrate ability to provide second opinion to colleagues in area of clinical specialism - Demonstrate ability to organise service-development initiatives within the specialism of AWLD - Demonstrate ability to plan and chair SLT and MDT meetings - Ability to understand and interpret specialist Psychological / Psychiatric / medical information from other professionals and make these accessible to carers and people with learning disabilities - Demonstrate innovation and leadership skills ### Additional Information **Essential** - Inclusive approach to working with people from diverse backgrounds including Global Majority populations - Demonstrate the ability to embed GSTT behaviours and values in all aspects of work ### Professional/ Statutory Registration **Essential** - Membership of the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Membership of the RCSLT - Membership of relevant CEN’s e.g. - Adults with learning disabilities - Adults with autism ## Documents - [band 6 slt fixed term ps (docx, 96.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458769) - [band 6 slt fixed term frf (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458770) - [band 6 slt fixed term jd (docx, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10458768) ## 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.