Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Learning Disabilities

Whittington Health; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Learning Disabilities) at NHS AfC Band 6. This fixed-term 8-month post is full-time (37.5 hours per week) with a salary of £47,951 - £56,863 pro rata per annum including HCAS.

The post supports the Camden Learning Disabilities Service, supervising a Band 3 SLT assistant and contributing to complex caseloads. The role involves autonomous management of dysphagia and communication caseloads, with training

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• NQT competencies passed including dysphagia.
• Experience with people who have a learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Dysphagia caseload; assessment, diagnosis, management plan and reviews.
• Communication caseload: assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning.
• Training; dysphagia training, person focused training relating to dysphagia or communication.
• Clinical Pathways - to represent SLT on delegated clinical pathways such as dementia or complex health and offer advice and support to MDT colleagues.
• Supervision of Band 3 SLT assistant.

Skills

NQT competencies passed including dys 

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Learning Disabilities

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Learning Disabilities (adults) Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 8 months (Fixed term 1.0wte, could consider flexible working and part time working) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 220-WHT-4100-A

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site 5 Pancras Square Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 pro rata per annum including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

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The post holder will be joining the award winning Camden Learning Disabilities Service as part of an integrated community team. This post is covering 8 months of maternity leave and would be supervised by a senior SLT.

The post holder will work autonomously holding a complex caseload of both Dysphagia and Communication. They will be carrying out assessment and intervention/management plans as well as contributing to risk assessments and clinical pathway meetings.

Main duties of the job

• Dysphagia caseload; assessment, diagnosis, management plan and reviews
• Communication caseload: assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning
• Training; dysphagia training, person focused training relating to dysphagia or communication
• Clinical Pathways - to represent SLT on delegated clinical pathways such as dementia or complex health and offer advice and support to MDT colleagues
• Supervision of Band 3 SLT assistant

Working for our organisation

The Whittington Hospital has a reputation as one of the safest hospitals in England. Asanintegrated care organisation, providing both hospital and community services, we offer a range of development opportunities along with attractive benefits to staff at all levels of our organisation.

Our aim is to provide outstanding care. Care that is better coordinated, in the right place and designed around individual patient’s needs. This means we can bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients’ experience.

We also have a highly regarded educational role, teaching more than 600 undergraduate medical students, nurses and therapists each year and providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Specification and Job Description for more details on the main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• NQT competencies passed including dysphagia

Experience

• Evidence of working with people who have a learning disabilities
• Working with people who have dysphagia and LD
• evidence of assessment and intervention for both dysphagia and communication

Knowledge

• Understanding health inequalities of people with learning disabilities and SLT role within this
• Clinical assessment tools and interventions
• Clinical pathways - the value and MDT working within this

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Other important information –

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks youridentity and right to work documentation will be verifiedremotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

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We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rene Relph Job title Clinical Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 02079756236

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