Inpatient Band 6 SLT

West London NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust’s Ealing Community Partners is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly, supportive team at Clayponds Hospital. You will work within the inpatient SLT service alongside Band 8a/7 leads and SLT Assistants, focusing on dysphagia and communication needs for adults.

The post offers strong supervision, ongoing CPD, access to courses, and a varied caseload across stroke, dementia and elderly rehabilitation, with opportunities to influence

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as SLT is required.
• Recognised SLT degree or equivalent.
• Registered member of RCSLT.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Provide specialist assessments and develop intervention plans.
• Collaborate with SLT Assistants and MDT colleagues.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Education

Registration with Health Professions Council as a Speech and Language Therapist

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent

Registered member of RCSLT

Tools

Talking Mats

Job description

The Ealing Community Partners, Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team, require an enthusiastic Band 6 Therapist, to be part of our friendly team. We are a supportive and experienced, specialist community team of Band 8a, B7's, B6 roles, B5 roles and SLT Assistant's, with a strong commitment to CPD. We offer excellent clinical and professional support and supervision, and access to relevant courses, internally and externally, to support you in developing your knowledge and skills. The posts will be located within the Ealing Community Partners, Adult Community SLT inpatient SLT service at Clayponds Hospital. Clayponds Hospital is a 70 bedded rehabilitation hospital. There are 3 pathways of care that include: admission avoidance; elderly rehabilitation & Neuro/Stroke level 3 rehabilitation unit. To find out more about this provision, please visit: Rosemary ward

Main duties of the job

You will be managed, supervised and will work closely with SLT Assistants and the wider SLT team, including a Band 8a & 7 team leads. The successful candidates will ideally have, some knowledge, skill and experience of working with both dysphagia and communication patients as a result of Neurological disorders including stroke, progressive degenerative disorders, care of the elderly and dementia. The successful candidates will be an active member of the multi-professional teams based at Clayponds Hospital. Good communication, liaison and time-management skills are required to manage the caseload effectively, in addition to being forward thinking and enthusiastic.

About us

We can offer you:

• An excellent support and supervision structure, including a Trust, SLT Lead. The Ealing Adult SLT team were awarded The SCARF Superstar Team finalist award at the CNWL NHS Trust GEM awards, 2026.
• Excellent professional development and ongoing training opportunities both internal and external
• An interesting, manageable, caseload
• Access to Talking Mats training
• Access to a department budget for resources and equipment including a specific, Communications Aids Budget
• An opportunity to participate in innovative new work models
• Fast, effective, IT and technology
• Excellent MDT working opportunities
• Good links to the Acute environment and access to timely VF
• Work from a purpose built location with free staff parking
• The Ealing Adult SLT Team form part of the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust portfolio of services and we work closely with our colleagues within West London NHS Trust.
• Speech and language therapy for adults :: West London NHS Trust, To use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties for patients in an inpatient setting.

To use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties for patients in an inpatient setting. To provide specialist assessment of communication and swallowing problems, formulate a hypothesis using a high level of clinical reasoning, and develop and implement appropriate interventions/rehabilitation to be delivered in an inpatient settng. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes. To write comprehensive reports that are accessible to a range of professionals reflecting specialist knowledge. To develop clear care plans, advice and information, based on best practice and to use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments for care management. To ensure that patients and/or carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and wherever possible facilitate patients with communication and/or cognitive difficulties to participate in the process to ensure meaningful outcomes. To provide advice and training to other professionals, carers and relatives regarding the safe management and care of patients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties to maximise the patients skills and reduce clinical risk. To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of other professionals across a variety of locations and agencies. To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of patients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and maintain knowledge of current literature and developments within the specialist clinical field of adult neurology (including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, and dementia). To demonstrate some knowledge and use of high and low technology communication aids with a range of patients. To manage risk when dealing with people who have swallowing difficulties, to promote choice by providing information about the risks and to contribute to moral and ethical decision making about oral and/or alternative feeding choices.

Job description, To use specialist clinical skills to manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties for patients in an inpatient setting. To provide specialist assessment of communication and swallowing problems, formulate a hypothesis using a high level of clinical reasoning, and develop and implement appropriate interventions/rehabilitation to be delivered in an inpatient settng. To provide appropriate specialist intervention and evaluate outcomes. To write comprehensive reports that are accessible to a range of professionals reflecting specialist knowledge. To develop clear care plans, advice and information, based on best practice and to use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments for care management. To ensure that patients and/or carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans and wherever possible facilitate patients with communication and/or cognitive difficulties to participate in the process to ensure meaningful outcomes. To provide advice and training to other professionals, carers and relatives regarding the safe management and care of patients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties to maximise the patients skills and reduce clinical risk. To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of other professionals across a variety of locations and agencies. To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic backgrounds. To reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of patients communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures, and maintain knowledge of current literature and developments within the specialist clinical field of adult neurology (including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, and dementia). To demonstrate some knowledge and use of high and low technology communication aids with a range of patients. To manage risk when dealing with people who have swallowing difficulties, to promote choice by providing information about the risks and to contribute to moral and ethical decision making about oral and/or alternative feeding choices.

Qualifications

• Registration with Health Professions Council as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Registered member of RCSLT

Desirable

• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses and membership of relevant Special Interest Groups, Substantial postgraduate SLT experience, to include some NHS experience
• Advanced dysphagia management skills, some of which should be within the clinical specialism
• Advanced knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the clinical specialism.
• Advanced knowledge of trends/best practice within the clinical specialism
• In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the clinical specialism., Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Advanced knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the clinical specialism and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills
• Evidence of excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities
• Advanced negotiation and problem solving skills

Desirable

• Other advanced training e.g. advanced dysphagia, VF competent to level 2
• Evidence of reflective practice