Inpatient Band 6 SLT post

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist for the inpatient SLT service at Clayponds Hospital. The role involves managing a caseload of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, working within a multidisciplinary team and providing evidence-based interventions.

The post offers excellent supervision, CPD opportunities and access to resources to support professional development.

Qualifications

• Registration with HCPC as a Speech and Language Therapist.
• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent.
• Registered member of RCSLT.
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses and membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in an inpatient setting.
• Provide specialist assessment of communication and swallowing problems and develop interventions.
• Write comprehensive reports accessible to a range of professionals.
• Develop clear care plans and involve patients and carers in care planning.
• Offer training to other professionals, carers and relatives on safe management of communication and swallowing disorders.
• Collaborate with a wide range of professionals across locations and agencies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Therapeutic interventions

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Advanced dysphagia

Education

HCPC registration as SLT

SLT Degree

RCSLT membership

Tools

VF assessment

Communication aids

Job description

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Inpatient Band 6 SLT post

The closing date is 23 November 2026

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

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Educations/ Qualifications

• Registration with Health Professions Council as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Registered member of RCSLT
• Evidence of attendance at relevant courses and membership of relevant Special Interest Groups

Knowledge and Experience

• 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.

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

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

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£45,953 to £54,254 a yearPer annum incl. HCAS (pro rata if P/T)