Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (H&N/Voice) | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	25 November 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata (plus HCAS)
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	25 December 2025
Location:	Chigwell, IG7 4DF
Company:	North East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7641297/395-HV152-25-A

Summary

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our innovative service in community head & neck cancer and voice disorders.

The NELFT Speech and Language Therapy service supports adults with acquired disorders in Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. The successful candidate will join a supportive and innovative team with established clinical specialists across multiple fields, including stroke, progressive neurology, head and neck cancers, and voice disorders.

Competencies and experience in managing surgical voice restoration are essential. The service offers weekly community videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics, and a monthly joint voice/dysphagia clinic with ENT. Competencies in these procedures would therefore be desirable. All staff are encouraged to lead quality improvement projects. In 2024, we were highly commended at the HSJ Awards for our community laryngectomy service development.

Clinical support will be provided by the Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapists in head and neck/ENT and adult neurology. CPD is actively supported through regular supervision, appraisals, and excellent training opportunities. Members of the team are supported to get involved in CENs and research. For further information, please follow our X @NELFTAdultSLT .
• Independently manage and differentially diagnose a caseload of clients with head and neck cancer, voice and complex dysphagia needs.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary support for clients with a range of swallow and communication difficulties.
• Provide feedback, advice and training to family members, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team regarding communication needs and swallowing difficulties and strategies to facilitate development.
• To deliver a comprehensive, holistic service to patients undergoing laryngectomy, including the provision of SVR management
• To participate in the delivery and development of the Videofluoroscopy & FEES Clinics
• To provide highly specialist clinical/technical skills for interpretive assessment techniques, e.g. reading videofluoroscopic / FEES examinations.
• To participate in the delivery and development of joint complex voice and dysphagia clinics with ENT and Gastroenterology colleagues
• To work with colleagues in clinical psychology in the management of patients with voice disorders and head & neck cancer.
• To provide supervision and leadership to junior speech and language therapy staff in the areas of dysphagia, head and neck cancer and voice disorders within NELFT London.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).



Detailed Job Description and Main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.



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This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025