Speech and Language Therapist - ENT

UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust); Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) invites applications for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist in ENT SLT Services. The post is a full-time 1.0 WTE in London, offering opportunities to work within a large team of SLTs and Laryngologists delivering advanced voice and airway care.

You will provide outpatient SLT expertise across adults with complex ENT conditions and will be supported by senior staff and a multidisciplinary team dedicated to innovative practice.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration to practise is required.
• BSc Speech Pathology or equivalent; including Dip CST.

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous Voice and Upper Airway SLT service to adults with complex ENT diagnoses.
• Deliver SLT care to adult patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.
• Be an excellent team player within a large, multi-professional team of SLTs and clinicians.

Skills

HCPC licence

Speech path degree

Voice disorders experience

Team collaboration

Education

BSc Speech Path

Dip CST

Job description

Site Royal National Ear Nose & Throat and Eastman Dental Hospitals Town London Salary £38,488 - £46,852 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2026 23:59

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A rare opportunity has arisen due to promotion in the team, to work in a centre of excellence in ENT with a large team of specialist SLTs and Laryngologists.

Are you an SLT looking to further develop your skills in Voice Airway and Dysphagia and ready for an exciting new challenge? Do you thrive working as part of a close-knit team, combining specialist knowledge with a creative approach to provide the best patient centred care?

We are offering a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 5 to join the SLT team working in ENT SLT Services at University College London Hospital (UCLH). This is a 1.0 WTE full time post.

We are looking for an SLT who may have experience in Voice and Upper Airway and w to develop their skills.

We will offer excellent opportunities for support and supervision.

You will provide out-patient SLT expertise and be part of an innovative and expert multi-professional team, including 10 SLT's, and 4 Laryngologists delivering care at the forefront of innovative practice.

Main duties of the job

• You will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist Voice and Upper Airway SLT service to adults with complex ENT diagnoses.
• You will deliver SLT care adult 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 on working as part of a large team alongside experts in this field.

Working for our organisation

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.

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

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Person specification

Requirements

• HCPC licence to practise and eligible for the full RCSLT register
• BSc. Speech Path or equivalent (including Dip. CST)

Experience

• Use of problem oriented medical records
• Post-registration experience of assessing and treating voice disorders
• Awareness of clinical governance programmes
• Evidence of self-directed learning
• Pre/Post-registration voice analysis experience including objective outcome measures
• Pre/Post registration experience in pre and post operative management of voice disorders

Communication & Customer Care

• Demonstrates understanding of and ability to manage the needs of patients with voice disorders using counselling skills as appropriate
• Demonstrates sensitivity to the emotional needs of patients and carers and ability to use strategies to manage emotional behaviour
• Demonstrates professional and effective verbal and written communication skills including excellent negotiation skills with patients, carers and other health professional staff in complex case management, service delivery issues and conflict management
• Demonstrates skills in multidisciplinary team working
• Proven ability to identify areas for own personal/professional development through reflective practice skills and integrate knowledge gained into own practice
• Effective time management and the ability to prioritise own SLT workload

Health, safety and security

• Proven ability to identify equipment and resource needs within own area of work
• Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to Infection Control and Health and Safety Guidelines when dealing with frequent unpleasant conditions relating to patient contact including moving and handling

Quality and service improvement

• Demonstrates knowledge and adherence to national and local clinical guidelines with reference to assessment and rehabilitation of voice disorders in patients with laryngeal problems
• Evidence of effective clinical reasoning in the management of voice disorders
• Demonstrates knowledge of RCSLT and HCPC's code of ethics and professional conduct
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate legislation affecting working practice, e.g., Working with Vulnerable Adults and Safeguarding Children

Equality and Diversity

• Demonstrate knowledge of and commitment to the Equal Opportunities Policy

Personal Qualities

• Ability to express reasons for desire to work in this area
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• The ability to understand and adhere to Equal Opportunities Policy and risk management policy and UCLH NHS Foundation Trust values

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

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