BANK – Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Band 6): Sponsorship Available

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Benefits offered by this job

Skilled Worker sponsorship

Band 6 position

Staff bank flexibility

Job summary

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to deliver expert assessment and therapy for adults with communication and swallowing disorders. Roles span acute and community settings, with opportunities across complex dysphagia, airway management, and post-stroke rehabilitation.

Applicants should hold a recognised SLT degree, be registered in the UK, and have substantial experience in specialist areas.

Qualifications

• Requires degree leading to licence to practise as a Speech & Language Therapist.
• Specialist training relevant to the role is desirable.
• Significant specialist experience with adults who have communication and swallowing disorders.
• Experience providing formal or informal training to other professionals.
• Current UK professional registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Speech & Language Therapy for patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Work across acute hospital and community settings as needed.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary teams and ensure high quality care.

Skills

Complex dysphagia

Airway management

Head & neck cancer care

Stroke & neuro rehab

FEES/Videofluoroscopy

UK registration

Training clinicians

Education

Degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Job description

Job Title: Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: Not Specified
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available

• Job title: Bank Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Band 6).
• Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
• Location: London, United Kingdom.
• Employment: Full-time staff-bank/temporary work.
• The Trust is seeking experienced and enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) with specialist skills across several clinical areas.
• The role provides specialist Speech & Language Therapy for patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Work may be available across both acute hospital and community settings.
• Specialist areas include:
  • Complex dysphagia.
  • Altered airways and intensive care.
  • Head and neck cancer, including laryngectomy and surgical voice restoration
  • Acute medicine.
  • Older adults.
  • Adults with learning disabilities.
  • Stroke and neurological rehabilitation.
• Videofluoroscopy and FEES competence is highly desirable.
• Successful applicants join the Staff Bank and are contacted when suitable shifts or lines of work become available.

Requirements

• A recognised degree leading to a licence to practise as a Speech & Language Therapist.
• Additional specialist training relevant to the particular role.
• Significant specialist experience working with adults who have communication and swallowing disorders.
• Relevant specialist clinical skills and competencies.
• Experience providing formal or informal training to other professionals.
• Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
• Applicants requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome to apply and will be considered alongside other applicants.
• Successful applicants are subject to the required Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Opportunity to work for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, a major NHS organisation.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, a major NHS organisation.
• Band 6 specialist-level Speech & Language Therapy position.
• Staff-bank arrangement can provide opportunities to work when suitable shifts or lines of work become available.
• Exposure to a broad range of specialist clinical areas across acute and community services.
• Opportunity to develop experience in complex communication and swallowing disorders.
• Opportunity to work with and learn from multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Skilled Worker sponsorship: candidates who require current sponsorship to work in the UK are eligible to apply, subject to meeting the relevant requirements.
• Closing date: 6 November 2026