Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD support

Leadership training

Career progression

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health support

Wellbeing Forum

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Community Therapies service. The role offers either full-time or part-time arrangements, with opportunities to develop specialist skills, engage with multidisciplinary colleagues, and contribute to high quality patient care within community and rehabilitation settings.

You will work within a supportive team, collaborating across community services, inpatient rehabilitation, and

Qualifications

• RCSLT-recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration.
• A passion for supporting adult patients with acquired conditions.
• Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a desire to develop your leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of speech and language therapy care to adults in the community and to their carers.
• Perform comprehensive speech and language assessments (communication and/or swallowing) for adults with diverse presentations.
• Develop and deliver individualised treatment plans based on assessments.
• Collaborate within the Adult Community Therapies service and with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership abilities

Education

RCSLT-recognised SLT degree

HCPC registration

Job description

Make a Difference. Shape the Future of Community SLT.

Are you a confident Band 5 ready to progress, or an established Band 6 seeking a new challenge? Join our supportive and forward-thinking community Speech and Language Therapy team, where you'll have the opportunity to develop specialist skills, work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, and play a key role in delivering outstanding patient care. This full-time or part-time role offers both professional fulfilment and flexibility to support a positive work-life balance.

As part of our commitment to staff development, we are also exploring opportunities for rotational working across a range of settings, including community, inpatient rehabilitation and stroke services. This could provide the successful candidate with exciting opportunities to broaden their clinical experience and develop a varied skill set within an integrated SLT service.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a skilled and supportive team of SLTs and SLT Assistants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across community services, North Middlesex University Hospital, and the Royal Free London NHS Trust.
• Enjoy flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle.
• Access full CPD support, leadership training, and career progression opportunities.
• Benefit from comprehensive well-being services, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health support, and a Wellbeing Forum

What We're Looking For

• RCSLT-recognised SLT degree and HCPC registration.
• A passion for supporting adult patients with acquired conditions.
• Strong communication skills, teamwork, and a desire to develop your leadership abilities.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the Adult Speech and Language therapy team and the wider Adult Community Therapies service. The community adult SLT service is lead by a B8a clinical lead and there are strong professional links between SLT services within RFH, including access to outpatient videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics.

You will be co-located with Adult Community therapies (which includes Community rehab , Community Neurological rehab, Nutrition and Dietetics, Community Stroke rehabilitation, MND co-ordinator and Parkinson's nurse specialist). This allows the services to deliver high quality, responsive, multidisciplinary and holistic care within the borough.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician, keen to work with us in shaping and developing our services to meet the challenges of delivering appropriate care in the right place and at the right time. We need you to be passionate about making a difference to patients and their families. We are continually looking at our service delivery and how our services can integrate more fully to provide 1st class care to the population we serve.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

As part of the adult SLT service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to patients and their carers in the community.

To perform comprehensive speech and language assessment (communication and / or swallowing) of adults with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

The Community adult SLT service for the London Borough of Enfield is co-located with Adult Community therapies (which includes Community rehab , Community Neurological rehab, Nutrition and dietetics, community stroke rehabilitation, MND co-ordinator and Parkinson's nurse specialist). This allows the services to deliver high quality, responsive, multidisciplinary and holistic care within the Borough.

The community adult SLT service is lead by a B8a clinical lead and there are strong professional links between SLT services within RFH.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Poppy Smith Job title: Adult Community Therapies Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07483 522213

If you wish to speak about the role or to arrange an informal visit, please do not hesitate to contact:

Name: Poppy Smith

Job title: Adult Community Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 07483 522213