Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Rotational) Band 6

London, England, United Kingdom

7/24/2025

Are you an enthusiastic and self-motivated band 6 Speech and Language Therapist, looking for flexible working? We have an exciting opportunity for you to be a part of a friendly and supportive SLT team by joining our staff bank at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The adult SLT inpatient service at the Royal Free Hospital provides specialist input for a wide-ranging number of complex aetiologies and our bank staff would work as integrated members of the MDT.

Depending on service need, you will provide assessment and management for patients within our three primary teams of Stroke/Neurology, Health Services for Elderly People and Critical Care, with opportunity to also cover Respiratory, Cardiology, Acute medicine, Renal, Hepatology, Medical Oncology, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Vascular, Liver, HPB, Urology and Infectious diseases as needed.

Our SLT team is highly skilled, running weekly Videofluoroscopy clinics, an SLT-led FEES service and are integral members of the critical care and tracheostomy weaning team. We are committed to using evidenced based practice and delivering excellent clinical outcomes.

Within multi-disciplinary teams, we are dedicated to providing an excellent quality of care for our patients.If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free bank at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.

• VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**
• As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will be responsible for the provision of specialist, evidence based SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult patients in acute and rehabilitation services.
• This post is a rotational post in the specialty areas of Health Services for Elderly People, Acute Medicine/ MAU, Stroke and Critical Care on a 9 monthly basis. The post holder will develop their competencies within
  
  

each specialty area working within the departmental competency

framework, taking an active role in continuing professional development.

• Deliver education and training to patients, carers and other healthcare
  
  

professionals including nursing staff, junior therapists, and assistants.

• Undertake and present evidence-based projects and research including departmental audit in aforementioned specialty areas, suggesting practice changes, and updating resources, under the supervision of line manager and / or clinical supervisor.
• For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**
  
  

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna Medlicott Job title: Clinical Lead SLT Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 020 7794 0500

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

PO Box 50, Civic Centre, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XA

Tel: 02078302065

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