Band 7 Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist - Critical Care
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | Barnet, EN5 3DJ |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7575603/391-RFL-7575603 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The team provides an integrated therapy service in the following areas:
• Surgery (including Head & Neck cancer)
• Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
• Critical Care
• Acute cardiology
• Acute Medicine
• Intensive Care MDT Follow Up Clinic
In addition to Cardiorespiratory Outpatients (Physiotherapists) and support to the outpatient instrumental service (SLT).
The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the continuing development of a highly specialist therapy service, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those adult patients within the above areas who have acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. This may be in inpatient or outpatient settings.
They will have experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning. They will take a leadership role within the hospital Tracheostomy Ward Round and associated training. They will have excellent leadership skills in order to support more junior members of staff and to deputise for the clinical lead(s) and critical care clinical specialist SLT when required. They will provide and demonstrate specialist skills for interpretative assessment techniques and interventions (e.g. FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Phonetic Transcription and Stroboscopy). They will also take an active role in the SLT bank holiday rota.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Royal Free to be your best
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
If successful, you will be joining a supportive team of senior SLT’s working within specialty groups that include Neurology, Head and Neck Cancer/ Voice, General medicine /Health Services for the Elderly, and ED across Barnet & Chase Farm Hospital sites. We are part of a larger team of SLT’s across the Trust sites. You will be well supported with opportunities for peer support and access to joint working with clinical leads/clinical specialists. The Speech and Language Therapy team run both VF and FEES instrumental assessment clinics.
You will also be joining an established speciality Therapy Team of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, SLTs, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist, a Clinical Specialist SLT for critical care, and a Professional Lead SLT.
You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring staff feel supported with career progression through regular supervision, appraisal, in-house / external training and leadership development. To support this, the trust has a well-established in-house Leadership programme.
We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department.
This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025
We have an opportunity for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
The team provides an integrated therapy service in the following areas:
• Surgery (including Head & Neck cancer)
• Acute Respiratory Care (including Non-Invasive Ventilation) across the Enhanced Care Unit and ward
• Critical Care
• Acute cardiology
• Acute Medicine
• Intensive Care MDT Follow Up Clinic
In addition to Cardiorespiratory Outpatients (Physiotherapists) and support to the outpatient instrumental service (SLT).
The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the continuing development of a highly specialist therapy service, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and treatment for those adult patients within the above areas who have acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. This may be in inpatient or outpatient settings.
They will have experience in critical care and complex tracheostomy weaning. They will take a leadership role within the hospital Tracheostomy Ward Round and associated training. They will have excellent leadership skills in order to support more junior members of staff and to deputise for the clinical lead(s) and critical care clinical specialist SLT when required. They will provide and demonstrate specialist skills for interpretative assessment techniques and interventions (e.g. FEES, Videofluoroscopy, Phonetic Transcription and Stroboscopy). They will also take an active role in the SLT bank holiday rota.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Royal Free to be your best
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
If successful, you will be joining a supportive team of senior SLT’s working within specialty groups that include Neurology, Head and Neck Cancer/ Voice, General medicine /Health Services for the Elderly, and ED across Barnet & Chase Farm Hospital sites. We are part of a larger team of SLT’s across the Trust sites. You will be well supported with opportunities for peer support and access to joint working with clinical leads/clinical specialists. The Speech and Language Therapy team run both VF and FEES instrumental assessment clinics.
You will also be joining an established speciality Therapy Team of Physiotherapists, Dietitians, SLTs, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support Workers supported by a Clinical Lead Therapist, a Clinical Specialist SLT for critical care, and a Professional Lead SLT.
You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment. The Therapies department at Barnet Hospital is committed to ensuring staff feel supported with career progression through regular supervision, appraisal, in-house / external training and leadership development. To support this, the trust has a well-established in-house Leadership programme.
We are a very friendly and welcoming service where staff wellbeing is a high priority. As part of this we continue to work towards achieving a fully inclusive department.
This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025