Highly Specialist Adult Speech & Language Therapist – Brent Community

NHS; Willesden; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in the UK is looking for a Highly Specialist Adult Speech & Language Therapist to join their Brent Community team. The role involves supporting junior staff, delivering high-quality care, and leading on service development. This permanent position offers competitive salary and comprehensive support for professional development, making it ideal for candidates aiming to advance their clinical leadership skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and development support

Qualifications

• Registered with relevant professional body.
• Evidence of further study related to community setting.
• Experience managing neurological conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead service development and governance.
• Co-lead on QI projects ensuring service responsiveness.
• Deliver joint care plans with local teams.

Skills

Neurological assessment tools

Therapeutic interventions

Analytical skills

Reflection skills

Workload prioritization

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent

Registration with HCPC

Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Highly Specialist Adult Speech & Language Therapist – Brent Community

We're looking for a confident, forward-thinking SLT to join our Adult Community team in Brent as a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. This is a permanent post offering a real opportunity to lead and shape a supportive, dynamic service. Strong B6 candidates will also be considered for acting-up.

Based in a vibrant, diverse borough, the role covers domiciliary and outpatient care. You'll take on clinical leadership, support junior staff, and drive service development alongside day-to-day clinical work. We'll support you with regular supervision, leadership development, and CPD opportunities.

For more details, see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal enquiries: Alexia Petrova - [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

This leadership post sits within the Brent Adult Community SLT team and offers the chance to make a real impact.

You'll lead a small team delivering high-quality outpatient and domiciliary care across a diverse caseload, with many clients speaking English as an additional language.

You'll manage your own complex caseload, provide second opinions, and deliver highly specialist input in communication and dysphagia, with access to VFS/FEES where needed.

You'll support clinical governance, drive service improvement, and act as a key point of contact for professional advice across the team.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

As a key senior clinician, youll co-lead on service development, governance, and QI projects, ensuring our offer is responsive, evidence-based, and culturally inclusive. Youll collaborate with local health and social care teams to deliver joint care plans and provide specialist training across sectors. Your role includes supervising staff, leading on complex cases, and supporting the teams development through regular supervision and appraisal. You'll be involved in audit, research, and innovation, with full support for CPD. This is an ideal role for someone ready to take the next step in clinical leadership within a dynamic and growing team.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
• Registration with relevant professional body
• Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate degree, short courses relating to community setting

Experience

• Management of neurological and long term conditions
• Assessment & treatment of complex clients with speech, language, communication needs and dysphagia
• Working with carers & MDT
• Writing reports and maintaining case notes
• Delivering and evaluating training
• Management of own caseload
• Applying the principals of research methodology through clinical audit
• Developing reflective clinical practice in self
• Experience of supervising junior members of staff
• Member of a relevant CEN
• Experience of working in acute and community settings as well as in nursing homes
• LSVT training

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of assessment tools relating the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs.
• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relating to the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs
• Ability to work in a less predictable environment and able to prioritise own workload with well-developed concentration skills.
• Demonstration of good analytical and reflection skills

Other

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS