About this role
Job summary
We're delighted to offer a brand-new 30-hour Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist opportunity within our welcoming Harrow Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) Service.
In May 2024, our team achieved Quality Development Unit (QDU) status, recognising our commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and continuous service improvement.
In this role, you'll provide domiciliary and outpatient assessment and therapy for adults with dysphagia and communication difficulties, including those with acquired and progressive neurological conditions. You'll manage a varied specialist caseload, contribute to service development projects, and support the supervision and development of junior colleagues.
Based across Honeypot Lane Health Centre and Alexandra Avenue Health Centre, you'll work within a supportive multidisciplinary team with strong links to our Acute Speech and Language Therapy Service, Harrow Dietetics Service and wider Rehabilitation Team, offering excellent opportunities for collaboration and professional development.
If you're looking to develop your clinical expertise, contribute to innovative service improvements and make a real difference to patients' lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be part of the SLT team that will offer support and supervision, but they will be expected to work autonomously in client's homes, nursing homes and outpatient clinics.
- This will be with support from the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be committed to improving patient experience at all times.
- We will provide a lot of opportunities to engage in service development, including research, audits and QI projects.
- A framework of regular supervision including 1:1, peer supervision, and appraisal is in place.
- We will also support your continuing professional development with training opportunities both internal and external.
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description Job responsibilities
We require a 0.8wte Speech and Language Therapist with experience of working with adults with acquired and progressive neurological conditions. You will be competent in both dysphagia and communication, and you will be keen to learn and to develop your assessment and rehabilitation skills. The role requires someone who is a team player and patient-centred with excellent communication skills. Having a driving license is also desirable to this role.
For more information about the role, please see the attached Job Descriptions and Person Specifications.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification Essential
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent Registration with HCPC Registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
Registration with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Evidence of further study e.g. postgraduate degree, short courses relating to community setting
Experience Essential
Management of neurological and long term conditions Assessment & treatment of complex clients with speech, language, communication needs and dysphagia Working with carers & MDT Writing reports and maintaining case notes Delivering and evaluating training Management of own caseload Applying the principals of research methodology through clinical audit Developing reflective clinical practice in self
Desirable
Member of a relevant CEN Experience of working in acute and community settings as well as in nursing homes Experience of supervising junior members of staff
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of assessment tools relating the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs. Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relating to the neurological/community client group with speech, language, communication and dysphagia needs Ability to work in a less predictable environment and able to prioritise own workload with well-developed concentration skills. Demonstration of good analytical and reflection skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Central London Community Health Trust
Address Honeypot Lane Health Centre
839 Honeypot Ln
Stanmore
HA7 1AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)