Speech and Language Therapist – Children and Teenage Cancer Services

University College London Hospital; Lakenheath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join their team in Children and Teenage Cancer Services. This role requires expertise in head and neck cancer management, providing critical communication and dysphagia support to young patients. The ideal candidate will thrive in a multi-disciplinary environment and contribute to pioneering care in oncology. This is a part-time position (0.6 wte) with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Excellent training and supervision

Flexible working options

Commitment to sustainability

Qualifications

• Experience in head and neck cancer care.
• Ability to provide specialist communication and dysphagia services.
• Interest in working with children and teenagers in oncology.

Responsibilities

• Provide SLT service to children and teenagers with cancer.
• Liaise effectively with health and social services.
• Contribute to service improvements in proton beam therapy.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Negotiation skills

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Are you a Speech and Language Therapist with head and neck cancer expertise, looking for an exciting new challenge? We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a B7 to join the SLT team working in Children and Teenage Cancer Services at University College Hospital (UCH). This is a 0.6 wte post. We particularly want to attract candidates with head and neck experience who are interested in translating their skills to work with children and teenagers receiving radiotherapy. We recognise this is a rare position and will offer excellent training and supervision to support transferable skills. You will provide both in-patient and out-patient SLT expertise across the child and teenage age range including at the national Proton Beam Centre and be part of an innovative and expert multi-professional team, including 3 SLTs, delivering cancer care at the forefront of innovative practice.

Responsibilities

• You will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist communication and dysphagia service to children and teenagers with a wide range of cancer diagnoses at all stages on their treatment pathway.
• You will deliver SLT care to teenage and paediatric patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs.
• You will be an excellent team player with strong communication and negotiation skills, who thrives working as part of a large innovative MDT alongside many experts in this field.
• As part of the multi-professional team you will help facilitate effective and timely management of patients at various stages of their diagnostic trajectory; some of whom may be at the end of life.
• You will liaise effectively with various agencies within a wide geographical area, including social services, schools, charitable bodies, health teams and other hospital departments including specialist and partnership services.
• We recognise that paediatric oncology experience is rare and alongside a keenness to learn and ability to utilise transferable skills, the role will include excellent opportunities for professional learning including regular supervision and specialist oncology teaching.
• You will also have the opportunity to be a key contributor to cutting edge service improvements, including helping to shape our National Proton Beam Therapy service, and the planned further expansion of photon radiotherapy services.

About UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

Services

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Commitment and Benefits

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. We recognise the benefits of flexible working for staff.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025.