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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
22 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Other
Ability to contribute to student placements
- Other
Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Other
Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Other
Good negotiation and problem solving skills
- Skills
Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Skills
Ability to work independently and to take initiative Good organisational skills
- Skills
Ability to acknowledge need for, and seek support
- Skills
Ability to prioritise workload demands
- Skills
Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
- Skills
Awareness of the roles of other professionals
- Skills
Awareness of standards of record keeping
- Skills
Basic computer literacy skills
- Skills
A commitment to professional development with awareness of developmental needs
- Skills
A willingness to update skills regularly
- Knowledge
Knowledge and demonstration of assessment tools and therapeutic interventions relevant to acquired communication/swallowing disorders in adults including aphasia, cognitive-communication disorder, apraxia, dysarthria, and dysphagia
- Knowledge
Knowledge of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to adult neurology and acute medicine
- Knowledge
Knowledge of cultural and linguistic issues in working with a multi-cultural caseload
- Experience
Experience of working with adults with acquired communication / swallowing disorders. This can be from placement however, examples of development of core skills in this area must be demonstrated
- Experience
Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Qualifications
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Qualifications
Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other
Experience working with SLT assistants
- Experience
Experience working with clients from multicultural/lingual backgrounds and working with interpreters
- Qualifications
Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
Job overview
Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist Fixed-Term until November 2027
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive SLT Team at the Royal London Hospital, a leading teaching hospital based in East London. If you want to develop your knowledge, skills and experience in acute hospital care then this post will offer excellent structured opportunities. You will join a supportive and dynamic team with great opportunities for developing specialist skills across the areas of:
- Stroke
- Neurosciences
- General Medical & Surgical
The post-holder will be supported to work through the RCSLT NQP and dysphagia competencies frameworks as required. They will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with communication and swallowing impairments across acute inpatient and stroke wards with support. There will be opportunities to attend multi-disciplinary team meetings and ward rounds, and to participate in delivery of teaching/training to other professionals.
The service covers a large part of the culturally and economically diverse population of East London and covers four acute hospital sites and two community areas. You will be joining a large SLT department based across these sites with specialist expertise across the patient journey.
To discuss this post further please contact:
Sam Nerminathan, Highly Specialist SLT sambavy.nerminathan@nhs.net
Emily Talbot, Clinical Lead SLT emily.talbot5@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Speech & Language Therapist for acute inpatient services at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will be part of a team providing specialist assessment and treatment to adults in the acute setting with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. The post holder will be required to provide input along the various clinical pathways in the acute settings including neurosciences, health care of the elderly, general medicine, respiratory, trauma and Stroke Medicine. The post holder will work as part of the acute SLT team and wider MDT and will be supported and supervised by a Specialist SLT as well as the Clinical Lead SLT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
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.
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This advert is for Speech & Language Therapist with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £38,488 - £46,852 per annum inc. The contract type is 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.). The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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