Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Adult Community

Central London Community Health Trust; Willesden; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Willesden is seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join their Adult Community service. This role involves providing comprehensive assessments and therapy for adults with complex communication and swallowing needs. You will manage your own caseload and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The position offers attractive benefits, including a supportive team culture and opportunities for professional development. HCPC registration and relevant qualifications are essential.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Flexible working options

Training and support

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Experience in managing long-term conditions is essential.
• Ability to work independently with diverse clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care for adults with communication difficulties.
• Collaborate with families, colleagues, and health sectors.
• Lead assessments, therapy, and offer specialist advice.

Skills

Knowledge of assessment tools

Analytical and reflection skills

Communication skills

Education

Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent

Registration with HCPC

Registration with relevant professional body

Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist Adult Community

We're looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our Adult Community SLT service in Brent, a vibrant, multicultural borough in North West London.

Based at the Willesden Centre for Health & Care and Wembley Centre for Health & Care, you'll work across outpatient and domiciliary settings, supporting adults with a wide range of complex communication and swallowing needs, including progressive neurological conditions.

You'll benefit from:

• Strong links with local MDTs and acute SLT colleagues
• Opportunities to develop specialist skills (e.g. LSVT, stammering)
• Involvement in service development, QI, research and audit
• A highly supportive team culture, with regular supervision and CPD
• Leadership of junior staff, helping shape the next generation of SLTs

We also provide cover to our local rehab wards as needed and are committed to sustainable, patient-centred care.

For informal enquiries, contact Alexia Petrova, Clinical Lead SLT: [e-mail]

Main duties of the job

This Band 6 role sits within the Adult Community SLT team in Brent.

You'll manage your own caseload across domiciliary and outpatient settings, supporting adults with communication and swallowing needs, many of whom speak English as an additional language.

You'll assess and treat clients in their homes, clinics, care homes, and community sites, with access to VFS/FEES as needed.

You'll work closely with the local MDT, contribute to service development, and supervise junior staff. Regular supervision and professional development opportunities are embedded in the role.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

As an autonomous practitioner, youll provide person-centred care and lead on assessment, therapy, and specialist advice for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties.

Youll collaborate with referrers, families, carers, and colleagues across health, social care, and voluntary sectors to deliver effective interventions and integrated care plans.

Youll also contribute to clinical governance, audits, QI, and service development. Training others on SLT best practice is part of the role. Youll receive regular supervision and CPD, and support the development of the Brent SLT team by supervising students and junior colleagues.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
• Registration with relevant professional body
• Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate degree, short courses relating to community setting

Experience

• Management of neurological and long term conditions
• Assessment & treatment of complex clients with speech, language, communication needs and dysphagia
• Working with carers & MDT
• Writing reports and maintaining case notes
• Delivering and evaluating training
• Management of own caseload
• Applying the principals of research methodology through clinical audit
• Developing reflective clinical practice in self
• Member of a relevant CEN
• Experience of working in acute and community settings as well as in nursing homes.
• Experience of supervising junior members of staff
• Stammering training
• LSVT training

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge of assessment tools relating the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs.
• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relating to the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs
• Demonstration of good analytical and reflection skills

Other

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

Clinical Lead - Speech and Language Therapist

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS