Macmillan Highly Specialist SLT – Outreach/ Acute HNC service

st georges nhs trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a skilled Speech & Language Therapist to provide specialized care for patients with complex needs. The role involves managing assessments, treatment plans, and supporting junior staff. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience working with diverse populations. This position offers the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team, ensuring patients receive comprehensive care.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex needs and culturally diverse clients.
• Strong ability to manage clinical caseloads.
• Evidence-based practice and goal-based therapy skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical caseload allocation for timely assessment.
• Manage outreach patient caseload from referral to assessment.
• Ensure safe management and rehabilitation of surgical patients.
• Contribute to MDT discharge planning and patient flow.
• Support and train junior team members.

Skills

Collaborative working

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic practice

Education

Relevant degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) post holder has responsibility for providing a highly specialist SLT service to Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Services. This includes Oro-maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), Head & Neck Oncology, Palliative Oncological Care. They will be linked with the Macmillan Cancer Services, and will see in-patients and out-patients in St. George’s Hospital Healthcare NHS Trust in consultation with Line Manager. These clients will have complex needs and a significant proportion of them will have English as an additional language (EAL).

The post holder will be expected to lead collaborative working with patients/clients, carers and with colleagues in Health, the voluntary sector. This role is key in providing the following to the Head and neck outreach and Inpatient service.

1. overseeing clinical caseload allocation for the whole team to ensure timely assessment of new/ current patients;
2. Sole handling of the SLT HNC outreach patient caseload from referral+ triage to assessment and management;
3. ensuring safe management and timely rehabilitation of complex post surgical and airway patients within MDT setting;
4. overseeing clinical treatment plans to ensure provision of evidence and goal based therapy;
5. commencing discharge planning alongside MDT to ensure the SLT team proactively contributes to maintaining flow through services;
6. ensuring timely referrals for ongoing rehabilitation;
7. communicating sensitive and difficult information to patients and their relatives;
8. completing necessary documentation to allow for audit data sets to be completed which report on performance of the service;
9. contributes to the team’s capacity to deliver the required frequency and intensity of therapy as outlined in clinical guidelines and local SOP;
10. monitoring staff well-being and adhering to Well-Being Action Plans;
11. Supporting and training junior team members.

About St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides services from two main hospitals, St George's Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital, and two health centres, St Johns Therapy Centre, and The Nelson Centre. With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals - is shared with City St George' University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025