Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Harlow is seeking a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to manage adults with communication and swallowing disorders. You will develop patient services, oversee junior staff, and participate in an interdisciplinary team. This full-time role offers competitive pay ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 annually plus a high-cost area supplement.

Qualifications

• Varied clinical placements are required.
• Completion of relevant short courses in dysphagia management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Support the Lead SLT in developing services and education programs.
• Provide clinical support to junior colleagues.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge of assessment tools

Standards of record keeping

Education

BSc degree and HCPC registration

Member of RCSLT

Job description

Go back The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 25 September 2025

The Speech and Language Therapy team at Princess Alexandra Hospital are looking for a therapist to join our team on a permanent basis. Individuals seeking to develop advanced dysphagia and leadership skills, or a current Band 5 therapist seeking to progress within the acute setting would be ideal for this role.

You will independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, actively initiating and participating in the interdisciplinary decision-making around patient care and developing service delivery initiatives.

This is a full time position. Flexible working requests and job shares will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The caseload consists predominantly of adults with a range of acquired disorders of swallowing and communication. The scope of practice is predominantly inpatients in the Princess Alexandra Hospital but may also include reviews of patients post discharge, for example by telephone.

You'll assist the Lead SLT in developing services including patient, carer and staff supervision, education and training programmes.

You'll also provide clinical support to more junior colleagues working in the team, and provide specialist advice in the clinical area of complex dysphagia.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

For further details to refer to attached job description and personal specification, alternatively please contact Tracey Murray (our lead SLT) for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc degree and HCPC registration
• Member of RCSLT

Knowledge

• Standards of record keeping
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Experience

• Varied clinical placements
• Knowledge of assessment tools
• Completion of relevant short courses (dysphagia management)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement