Speech and Language Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7328983/259-6962030RLH-B |
Summary
Location: The Royal London Hospital & Tower Hamlets Community
Service Areas: Adult Acute SLT | Stroke | Neurosciences | Community Rehabilitation
We are thrilled to offertwo exciting Band 6 roles within our dynamic Adult SLT services atThe Royal London Hospital—a major tertiary centre for Neurosciences and Trauma—and acrossTower Hamlets Community.
Opportunity 1: Split Role – Stroke ED & Community
• Work with a renowned Community MDT that is recognised for its strong, embedded ethos of patient self-management and empowerment—helping individuals take control of their recovery and long-term outcomes.
• Deliver cutting-edge SLT from “clock start” in the ED, ensuring patients receive timely, specialist input at a crucial stage of recovery.
• Benefit from a service model currently under review for inclusion in the wider Band 6 rotation, offering future flexibility and career development.
Opportunity 2: Band 6 Rotational Post – Specialist Acute & Community Settings
This established Band 6 rotation offers adiverse and enriching experience across a wide range of specialist areas:
• Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) & Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (SRU)
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR)
• Critical Care & General Medical Wards
• Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team
• Potential to join the innovative Stroke ED & CST pathway
Build a broad, high-level clinical portfolio.
Rotate across diverse, complex caseloads in both hospital and community settings.
Please stipulate in your application which post you are applying for or whether you would like to be considered for both.
• To independently manage caseload of service users with acquired swallowing and communication disorders as a result of stroke.
• To use specialist knowledge to assess, differentially diagnose and provide SLT intervention and management to service users, with the support of more senior colleagues where required.
• To be actively involved in service development for Stroke Services and to contribute to the ongoing development of specialist clinical pathways.
• To deliver training / teaching to other staff members and students and reflect on and evaluate training provided.
• To supervise junior staff members as required and contribute to the supportive ethos within the team.
• To work closely with all members of the Acute and Community multi disciplinary team.
• To work flexibly in line with the needs of the service.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.
This advert closes on Monday 28 Jul 2025