Macmillan Highly Specialist SLT – Outreach/ Acute HNC service

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for a Macmillan Highly Specialist SLT to provide a specialist service in Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Services. Responsibilities include overseeing clinical caseloads, delivering evidence-based therapy, and leading multidisciplinary team efforts. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and post-qualification experience. The role offers a competitive salary between £56,276 and £63,176, pro-rata including HCAS.

Qualifications

• 4 years post-qualification experience working with adult client group >2 within Head and Neck.
• Experience in Surgical Voice Restoration.
• Competence in performing videofluoroscopic assessment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical caseload allocation for timely assessment of patients.
• Solely manage the SLT HNC outreach patient caseload.
• Monitor staff well-being and adhere to Well-Being Action Plans.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Excellent organization skills

Excellent prioritization skills

Good auditory discrimination

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification

Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice

Masters Degree level or equivalent

Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Overview

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Macmillan Highly Specialist SLT – Outreach/ Acute HNC service

The closing date is 10 October 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

This role is key in providing the following to the Head and neck outreach and Inpatient service;

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

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provide 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

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice
• Masters Degree level or equivalent e.g. successful completion of short courses such as Advanced Dysphagia, Tracheostomy Management, Clinical Voice Disorders, Counselling and structured self study
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Experience

• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• 4 years post qualification experience working with adult client group >2 within Head and Neck
• Experience in Surgical Voice Restoration
• Assessment, treatment and management of complex clients with voice, speech, language and communication difficulties
• Training and experience in counselling clients
• Working with clients with complex dysphagia
• Developing and delivering education and training packages.
• Experience of being involved in Clinical audit
• Experience in FEES assessments - ideally 2a+
• Competence in performing videofluoroscopic assessment

Other

• Membership of relevant SIG groups

Knowledge and Skills

• Good interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Developed Negotiation and Problem solving Skills
• Demonstrates excellent concentration, analytical and reflection skills
• Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent prioritisation skills
• Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member and assume leadership responsibilities when required by Line Manager
• Well established knowledge of a broad range assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
• In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group) such as NICE, Cancer Plan, Disability Discrimination Act
• In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group) and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
• In depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Good knowledge of standards of record keeping
• Good written and spoken English
• Broad understanding of Macmillan's aims and ambitions

Personal Attributes

• Physically fit to meet requirements of post
• Team player

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearpa pro-rata incl HCAS (20%)