Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,419 - £55,046 per annum inc |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E1 1FR |
| Cwmni: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7606270/259-7606270RLH |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the cutting edge of Acute SLT care at The Royal London Hospital and Tower Hamlets Community!
This unique post offers the opportunity to rotate across:
• Royal London Hospital Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (SRU) and Tower Hamlets Community Stroke Services (CST)
• Neurology and Neurosurgery wards
• Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR)
• General Medical & Surgical wards
• Neurology & Neurosurgery including Major Trauma
• Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team
• Adult Critical Care
• Acute Paediatrics
• Head & Neck / ENT
You will deliver expert, patient-centred speech and language therapy to adult patients in both acute hospital and community settings.
Why this rotational role is an outstanding opportunity:
• Diverse Specialist Experience: Gain broad, high-level experience across neurology, neurosurgery, stroke, and general medicine within both hospital and community environments.
If you’re passionate about adult acute SLT care and keen to develop a wide-ranging clinical portfolio in a supportive, innovative environment, this rotational role offers an exceptional platform to advance your SLT career.
Please note we may close the advert early if sufficient applications are reached. Interviews will be face to face only.
The postholder will be a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist primarily working at the Royal London Hospital although some rotations are based within Community or Outpatient settings and there is also an opportunity for a rotation in the Acute Paediatric SLT team. The post holder will be part of a team providing specialist assessment and treatment to adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. The postholder will work as part of the acute SLT team and wider MDT and will be supported and supervised by a Highly Specialist SLT as well as their Clinical Lead SLT. The postholder may be required to supervise band 5 staff if appropriate.
The post is rotational. The teams the post rotate through are as follows:
• Royal London Hospital Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (SRU) and Tower Hamlets Community Stroke Services (CST)
• Neurology and Neurosurgery wards
• Rapid Access to Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR)
• General Medical & Surgical wards
• Neurology & Neurosurgery including Major Trauma
• Tower Hamlets Community Neuro Team
• Adult Critical Care
• Acute Paediatrics
• Head & Neck / ENT
The rotations are subject to changes or re-configuration of the services.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025