# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/920e9e4a-69de-47d2-9d45-b4a69c1647b4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/920e9e4a-69de-47d2-9d45-b4a69c1647b4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-15T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-30T08:20:33.197Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Stanmore/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8394245 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8394245?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Following an internal promotion, we are pleased to be able to offer a Band 5 permanent post to a Speech and Language Therapist within the Harrow Adult Community SALT service. In our growing SLT team, we are committed to providing high standard patient-centred care with emphasis on continuing service development and with excellent links with our local acute SLT team, the Harrow Dietetics Service and the rest of the Rehabilitation Multi-disciplinary team. You will have the opportunity of working with patients within the area of Harrow, offering both domiciliary and outpatient care and will be responsible for service development projects and for supporting speech & Language Therapy students. Supported by highly qualified clinicians and a Clinical Specialist Speech Therapist, you will be provided the opportunity to develop you communication and dysphagia skills. We will provide access to a named Clinical Supervisor with opportunities for regular clinical supervision. Peer support groups with other newly qualified practitioners in the Trust will be encouraged. ### Main duties of the job You will provide assessment and therapy in dysphagia and communication to a wide range of adult clients with complex conditions including acquired and progressive neurological conditions e.g. Motor Neuron disease, Parkinsons, stroke. You will have the opportunity to attend instrumental assessments with the patients that we refer to our local hospital. We have two bases across the borough, Honeypot Lane Health Centre and Alexandra Avenue Health Centre. We are a paper light service and staff have an office base and also access to mobile working devices. The post holder will be committed to improving patient experience at all times. We will provide a lot of opportunities to engage in service development, including research, audits and QI projects. A framework of regular supervision including 1:1, peer supervision, and appraisal is in place. We will also support your continuing professional development with training opportunities both internal and external and protected time for training and development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and evidence of clinical expertise in relevant areas. - Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to an adult client group including: aphasia, dysarthria, dyspraxia, dysphonia, cognitive communication difficulties and dysphagia. - Knowledge of a range of relevant communication and dysphagia interventions relevant to the client group e.g. dementia, Parkinson’s, COPD, stroke, etc. - Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Health Services - Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues. - Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal. - Time management skills - Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice - Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency. - Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting - Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community. - Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others. - Knowledge of evidence based practice. - Literacy and numeracy skills **Desirable** - Experience of working with a community or acute SLT/ MDT service - Knowledge of the audit process ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working, or student/volunteer placements in a variety of clinical settings within the UK/NHS. - Experience of (including SLT placements) working and liaising with other MDT professionals. - Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose solutions. - Able to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures **Desirable** - Experience of working with a community SLT service - Experience of working with Clinical Support Workers, SLT Assistants. - Experience of training other students. - Participation in audit; research projects; service development ### Key Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work in a team and be a proactive member and able to engage in change process in the team. - Ability to organise and participate in weekly work allocation and be able to prioritise and delegate effectively. - Ability to assess a situation and act promptly. - Ability to implement learning in practice and inform others. - Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing such as computerised documentation and data entry - Ability to facilitate and support students and HCAs **Desirable** - Ability to critically analyse and evaluate research relevant to practice - Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised SLT degree or equivalent. - Registration with Health & Care Professionals Council. - Registered member of RCSLT or equivalent professional body **Desirable** - Evidence of relevant post-registration education and training e.g. in Stroke, Supervision - Member of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network - Evidence of competence in managing dysphagic patients ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10725287) - [functional requirements form (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10725286) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10725285) ## 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.