# Speech & Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist/ba430ca7-b0ae-49da-92a6-d55b0a195f99 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/speech-and-language-therapist/ba430ca7-b0ae-49da-92a6-d55b0a195f99.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Newham University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36943.00 to £44900.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:52:08.156Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8355679 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8355679?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Barts Health NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join our growing, friendly and supportive SLT team at Newham University Hospital, working in Acute Medicine and Stroke Services. The post holder will develop knowledge, skills and experience in the assessment, management and rehabilitation of adult inpatients with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties arising from varied neurological and medical conditions. This includes patients across all acute wards including stroke, Acute Admissions Unit, care of the elderly, respiratory, and surgery. The successful applicant will receive regular 1:1 supervision, joint clinical sessions, in-house training, peer supervision and other CPD opportunities within one of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts. This post provides a rare and exciting opportunity for a band 5 SLT to become a confident, highly- skilled independent practitioner working with swallowing and communication impairments in the acute setting. ### Main duties of the job The postholder 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. They will represent SLT at multi-disciplinary team meetings and ward rounds, and participate in delivery of teaching/training to other professionals. There will be opportunities to attend and participate in videofluoroscopy clinics, and there may be scope for introduction to the critical care setting once basic competencies are achieved. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Demonstrates ability to be a good team member - Ability to contribute to student placements - Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills - Good presentation skills, both written and verbal - Good negotiation and problem solving skills **Desirable** - Experience working with SLT assistants ### Skills **Essential** - Adapts communication level to the needs of the listener e.g. patient/ consultant/family member - Excellent interpersonal skills; including observation, listening and empathy skills - Negotiation and problem solving skills - Demonstrates strengths in building rapport with key stake holders within the SLT team and wider MDT **Desirable** - Experience working with SLT assistants & students ### Knowledge **Essential** - 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 of national policies, procedures and current research relevant to adult neurology and acute medicine - Experience working collaboratively with individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, with a focus on equity, respect, and person-centred care - Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit ### Experience **Essential** - 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 working as part of a multidisciplinary team **Desirable** - Experience working with clients from multicultural/lingual backgrounds and working with interpreters ### Qualifications **Essential** - Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent - Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice **Desirable** - Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 285.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681593) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [newham hospital - bus routes (pdf, 158.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681594) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.