<div><p>Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><h3>Band 5 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Rotational</h3><p><b>The closing date is 24 June 2026</b></p><p>Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to gain experience in an adult acute setting and achieve dysphagia competencies? An opportunity has arisen to join our team within our Band 5 rotations for 4 days a week with potential to increase hours.</p><p>We have 5x 6-month rotations which are on a preference basis. Rotations include Acute Medical (Cardio-Respiratory, Care of the Elderly), Neurosciences, Acute Stroke and Early Supported Discharge for Stroke.</p><p>You will have regular access to supervision and training, including peer supervision and encouragement to do joint sessions with any SLT across specialities to share specialist skills and knowledge. <b>We offer in house dysphagia training for NQPs and provide a robust objective assessment service for our patients, with excellent access to VFSS and FEES clinics.</b></p><p>As a Band 5 at BHRUT you will experience a wide variety of clinical specialities but also develop non-clinical skills in quality improvement, training provision to the wider multi-disciplinary team and supervision.</p><p>Applications from students who are about to graduate soon will be considered. If this sounds like an opportunity for you, please contact Highly Specialist Acute SLT Caroline Adams (caroline.adams7@nhs.net) with any questions.</p><h3>Main duties of the job</h3><p>To provide clinical speech and language therapy services to adults within the acute hospital inpatient population who present with swallow and/or communication difficulties. This would include rotating across the following specialities: neurology, stroke, respiratory, gastroenterology, cardiology and elderly care.</p><p>The post holder will have the opportunity to rotate and develop skills in the following specialities: neurosurgery, neurology, stroke (acute and rehabilitation), respiratory, elderly, medicine and gastroenterology.</p><p>Deliver education and training to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals including nursing staff, therapists, and assistants.</p><p>To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to maximise the rehabilitation potential of patients.</p><h3>Person Specification</h3><h3>Education / Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Degree in Speech and Language Therapy</li><li>H.C.P.C. Registration</li><li>RCSLT membership</li></ul><h3>Experience</h3><ul><li>Experience of working in an acute, hospital based setting, including working within an MDT as a student or new graduate SLT.</li><li>Previous experience working as an SLT assistant, volunteer in relevant fields or experience working at Band 5 level</li></ul><h3>Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3><p>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.</p><p>Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p>£29,554 to £35,920 a year per annum inclusive</p></div>