Band 7 Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist - Critical Care

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a motivated Speech & Language Therapist to join their dynamic team at Barnet Hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing expert assessment and treatment for patients with communication and swallowing difficulties. This role requires critical care experience and leadership skills to support junior staff. The position offers excellent career opportunities and a friendly work environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Qualifications

• Experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning.
• Leadership skills to support junior staff.
• Expertise in various interpretative assessment techniques.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Support the development of a highly specialist therapy service.
• Take a leadership role within the hospital Tracheostomy Ward Round.

Skills

Critical care experience

Leadership skills

Expertise in FEES

Videofluoroscopy

Phonetic Transcription

Stroboscopy

Job description

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Service Areas

• Surgery (including Head & Neck cancer)
• Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
• Critical Care
• Acute cardiology
• Acute Medicine
• Intensive Care MDT Follow Up Clinic

In addition to Cardiorespiratory Outpatients (Physiotherapists) and support to the outpatient instrumental service (SLT).

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the continuing development of a highly specialist therapy service, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those adult patients within the above areas who have acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. This may be in inpatient or outpatient settings.

They will have experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning. They will take a leadership role within the hospital Tracheostomy Ward Round and associated training. They will have excellent leadership skills in order to support more junior members of staff and to deputise for the clinical lead(s) and critical care clinical specialist SLT when required. They will provide and demonstrate specialist skills for interpretative assessment techniques and interventions (e.g. FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Phonetic Transcription and Stroboscopy). They will also take an active role in the SLT bank holiday rota.

Qualifications

• Experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning.
• Leadership skills to support junior staff and deputise for senior SLTs.
• Expertise in FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Phonetic Transcription, Stroboscopy and other interpretative assessment techniques.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Royal Free to be your best.

For more information please follow https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is part of a larger team of SLT’s across the Trust sites. You will be well supported with opportunities for peer support and access to joint working with clinical leads/clinical specialists.

We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department.

This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025.