Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Speech and Language Therapist

Band 5 We are looking for a full time, Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Acute Speech and Language Therapy within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust on a fixed term contract. An exciting opportunity as a result of recent team changes.

The post is static in the acute service in Croydon University Hospital covering all medical, elderly care and surgical wards including Intensive Care. There will be raining and support to develop  full dysphagia competencies . We have  FEES and VF service.

The job will require you to carry an appropriate caseload across the Acute environment and to  assess, diagnose, treat and discharge clients referred with communication and swallowing difficulties

To work as a member of the team, to provide an efficient, effective and   co-ordinated Speech and Language Therapy Service.

Interview Date: 8th June 2026

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality speech and language therapy service to adults in hospital. 2. To manage and prioritise a defined caseload independently. 3. To assess and diagnose communication and swallowing disorders and make appropriate clinical decisions, including differential diagnosis, following  assessment. 4. To be able to reflect on all aspects of the adult’s communication and to identify  appropriate strategies to enhance communicative effectiveness. 5. To communicate complex and sensitive condition related information from assessment   to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professonals 6.  To accurately document and maintain high standard of clinical notes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

** Please see the Job Description and the  Person Specification for  more details on the jobs responsibilities **