Senior Speech & Language Therapist (Rotational)
The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
Are you passionate about providing a high quality Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) service to adult inpatients? Are you looking for the chance to develop your career in a prestigious London Trust with access to highly skilled clinicians and multiple learning opportunities?

We are looking for a Specialist SLT to join our Adult Service in a rotational role based at Charing Cross Hospital. This post rotates between the three clinical areas of Adult Acute (admissions, general medical/surgical, elderly care, respiratory, critical care, neurology and neurosurgery), Stroke (Hyper-acute and Acute Stroke unit), and Neurorehabilitation (16-bedded Level 2 Charing Cross Neuro-rehabilitation unit). These rotations are 12 months in length.

As a valued member of the speech & language therapy and multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to multidisciplinary working, further developing your clinical skills and actively participating in service development and training others. Staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in CPD activities and audit and research. In addition, the post-holder will provide support/supervision for rehabilitation assistants as well as students on placement.

We hold weekly video fluoroscopy clinics and provide a FEES service. You will be supported in the development of your skills in these areas in line with your learning needs, along with specialist skills in assessment and therapy for acquired communication disorders.

Main duties of the job

• To independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing difficulties of neurological/medical/surgical origin, demonstrating specialist knowledge and skill underpinned by current evidence-based practice.
• To provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients with adult acquired communication and swallowing problems.
• To support the provision of instrumental assessments on site as clinically appropriate and as required by the service, including identifying appropriate patients, under-taking joint assessments, analysis, reporting and feedback.
• To work in collaboration with other members of the MDT to provide an integrated service for patients, participating in joint clinics, ward rounds, multi-disciplinary assessment/treatment, family/ carer support and education, attending regular meetings and case conferences as appropriate.
• To participate in quality improvement, clinical governance projects, audit and research as required by the Clinical Service Lead for Adult Speech & Language Therapy.
• To support the training and development of speech and language therapy students on placement and of rehabilitation assistants, as required.
• Suitable applicants will have post-graduate experience of working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, be interested in acute and sub-acute neuro-rehabilitation and committed to multi-disciplinary team working.

About us
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.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment.

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year pa inclusive
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 290-MIC-2192
Job locations: Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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.

Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential

• Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
• Current HCPC registration as a speech & language therapist
• Professional portfolio demonstrating experience and achievements

Desirable

• Registration with RCSLT

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working at post graduate level with adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary team.
• Experience of delivering training programmes to multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Experience of participation in clinical governance activities.

Desirable

• Experience of videofluoroscopy (including writing reports)
• Experience of FEES (assessor or endoscopist)
• Experience of working with patients with Tracheostomy
• Experience of supervising junior staff or students on placement

Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential

• Specialist level of clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the management of adults with swallowing and communication disorders in the acute hospital setting; underpinned by current models of best practice.
• Ability to use specialist knowledge to make appropriate independent clinical decisions, with access to a supervisor, reflecting on practice and demonstrating evidence based practice.
• Ability to negotiate with client/carer and medical/AHP teams around individual case management, prioritisation and clinical risk management
• Able to work effectively on own initiative and within a team, contributing to team goals and initiatives as required.
• Ability to seek guidance when faced with a situation beyond clinical experience
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Effective teaching/training skills, including knowledge of learning styles to support unqualified and qualified SLT and MDT staff as required.
• Competent in basic computer skills and common programmes i.e. Word, Outlook, internet searches, Excel, Powerpoint
• Able to manage the emotional consequences of working with distressing conditions and emotionally demanding patients/carers
• Ability to manage own caseload and workload independently on a daily basis, generating appropriate strategies for caseload management and seeking support from senior colleagues if/ when required.
• Ability to educate, empathise, support, negotiate and motivate even when co-operation is not guaranteed.
• Able to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management
• Proven ability to receive and adapt to change.
• Understanding of clinical governance agenda
• Critical appraisal skills
• Knowledge of national policies which impact on SLT service provision.

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: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Charing Cross Hospital, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical lead speech & language therapist
Karima Collins
Karima.collins@nhs.net
02033111760