# Specialist speech and language therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/d02d4ff0-b4ad-4a30-9d9c-1efdd8d42c70 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/d02d4ff0-b4ad-4a30-9d9c-1efdd8d42c70.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T10:21:17.163Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8088106 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8088106?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview A rare opportunity has arisen due to promotion in the team, to work in a centre of excellence in ENT with a large team of specialist SLTs and Laryngologists. Are you an ENT specialist SLT looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you thrive working as part of a close-knit team, combining specialist knowledge with a creative approach to provide the best patient centred care? We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join the SLT team working in ENT SLT Services at University College London Hospital (UCLH). This is a 1.0 WTE full time post. We are looking for an SLT who may have skills and experience in Voice and Upper Airway. We will offer excellent opportunities for support and supervision. You will provide out-patient SLT expertise and be part of an innovative and expert multi-professional team, including 10 SLT's, and 4 Laryngologists delivering care at the forefront of innovative practice. ### Main duties of the job - You will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist Voice and Upper Airway SLT service to adults with complex ENT diagnoses. - You will deliver SLT care adult patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs. - You will be an excellent team player with strong communication and negotiation skills, who thrives on working as part of a large team alongside experts in this field. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?Philippa ## Job Details A rare opportunity has arisen due to promotion in the team, to work in a centre of excellence in ENT with a large team of specialist SLTs and Laryngologists. Are you an ENT specialist SLT looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you thrive working as part of a close-knit team, combining specialist knowledge with a creative approach to provide the best patient centred care? We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 6 to join the SLT team working in ENT SLT Services at University College London Hospital (UCLH). This is a 1.0 WTE full time post. We are looking for an SLT who may have skills and experience in Voice and Upper Airway. We will offer excellent opportunities for support and supervision. You will provide out-patient SLT expertise and be part of an innovative and expert multi-professional team, including 10 SLT's, and 4 Laryngologists delivering care at the forefront of innovative practice. ## Job Description You will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist Voice and Upper Airway SLT service to adults with complex ENT diagnoses. You will deliver SLT care adult patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs. You will be an excellent team player with strong communication and negotiation skills, who thrives on working as part of a large team alongside experts in this field. ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?Philippa ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of two years’ experience working in the area of Voice with adult patients - Carrying out evidence based research projects - Proven experience of utilising a range of assessment tools and procedures to evaluate voice and swallowing disorders in adult patients at a specialist level - Supervising junior staff - Proven experience at a specialist level of therapeutic interventions relevant to adults with voice and swallowing disorders, demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches **Desirable** - Previous experience of working in the area of dysphagia with adult patients - Previous experience of working in the area of voice with children - Delivering and evaluating training to a range of audiences ### Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in speech and language therapy or equivalent - HCPC license practice in the area of speech and language therapy - Evidence of working with the NHS - Basic counselling skills - Experience in clinical supervision of SLT students **Desirable** - Successful completion of specialist postgraduate training relevant to voice disorders at MSc level or equivalent - Member of relevant CENs ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 560.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10381150) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10381147) ## 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.