Senior Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, W12 0HS |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7667442/290-MIC-1900 |
Summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) is looking for a motivated and experienced Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) who exemplifies our Trust values to join the Adult Acute SLT team on our Hammersmith hospital site for a fixed term period. The site team is 3.0wte (Band 8a, Band 7 and Band 6) and the post holder will join our wider SLT service of over 30wte SLTs working across the Trust.
The post-holder will provide a specialist clinical SLT service to adult inpatients with communication and/or swallowing disorders resulting from acquired neurological, medical and surgical conditions of an acute or chronic nature.
Hammersmith Hospital is a specialist hospital offering a range of services including renal, haematology, cancer (including upper GI), critical care and cardiology/cardiothoracic.
The successful candidate will need to be flexible and adaptable as they may be required to provide cross site cover. Significant clinical experience in acute settings is essential, as well as the ability to influence, inspire and build relationships across disciplines.
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• The post holder will deliver a high quality, evidence-based responsive service and will be expected to support junior colleagues and work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team providing assessment and management plans to adult acute inpatients. They will also be expected to participate in service improvement projects including MDT training programmes.
• The post-holder will be supported by the Adult SLT Clinical Lead for the HH site, and will work closely and collaboratively with other adult SLTs and teams across the organisation which includes Adult Acute at St Mary's Hospital (SMH) and Adult Acute, Stroke & Neuro-rehab, Head & Neck, Voice and Laryngology/Airways teams based at Charing Cross Hospital (CXH). The SLT service receives academic support from the Clinical Academic SLT. You will work alongside your site-based therapy and wider MDT colleagues, and collaborate with community partners.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025