Speech and Language Therapist

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

CENTRAL LONDON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST is seeking a motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our adult SLT team on a temporary basis. You will assess and treat adults with communication and swallowing difficulties, working with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team.

You will manage dysphagia assessments, provide education and training to staff and carers, maintain clinical documentation, and contribute to governance and service improvement within a large community health

Qualifications

• Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review of adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Assess and manage dysphagia, including specialist oral motor and swallowing assessments.
• Provide education, advice, support and training to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.
• Manage and prioritise a clinical caseload effectively, ensuring appropriate follow-up and review.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement and safe, effective service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review of adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Assess and manage dysphagia, including specialist oral motor and swallowing assessments.
• Provide clear, clinically appropriate recommendations to support safe eating, drinking and medication administration.
• Use appropriate assessment and treatment approaches, including relevant standardised assessments.
• Provide education, advice, support and training to patients, carers, care staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team.
• Demonstrate an understanding of EDAR and its application within clinical practice.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.
• Manage and prioritise a clinical caseload effectively, ensuring appropriate follow-up and review.
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement and safe, effective service delivery.

Skills

Assessment

Dysphagia

Multidisciplinary team

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our adult Speech and Language Therapy team on a temporary basis. The successful candidate will provide assessment and intervention for adults with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties, working collaboratively with patients, carers, care staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.

• Undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review of adults with communication and swallowing disorders, using evidence-based practice and relevant professional guidelines.


• Assess and manage dysphagia, including specialist oral motor and swallowing assessments.


• Provide clear, clinically appropriate recommendations to support safe eating, drinking and medication administration.


• Use appropriate assessment and treatment approaches, including relevant standardised assessments.


• Provide education, advice, support and training to patients, carers, care staff and other healthcare professionals.


• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team.


• Demonstrate an understanding of Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risks (EDAR) and its application within clinical practice.


• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.


• Manage and prioritise a clinical caseload effectively, ensuring appropriate follow-up and review.


• Contribute to clinical governance, quality improvement and safe, effective service delivery. We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments. Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.