Are you an experienced and enthusiastic speech and language therapist with a passion for working with adults with dysfluency? Do you have a background in both dysfluency and neurological disorders of communication and swallowing?
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team of SLTs across East and West Kent.
Responsibilities
* Provide clinical expertise and leadership for the service to adults with dysfluency across the service
* Hold dysfluency clinics in Canterbury and Maidstone
* Also hold a general adult community neurological caseload within the Ashford South Kent locality
* Really make a difference to people’s communication, eating and drinking and their lives
What we offer
We will support you in the role and provide regular management and clinical supervision. We are a CQC Rated Outstanding Trust and team.
Eligibility & Conditions
At this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). As a community Trust many of our roles require you to be able to drive. You will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role. If you are unable to drive due to a disability please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
Equal Opportunities
We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Shortlisted candidates will see two ticks alongside their application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to their submission.
Contact & Application
For more information about this role, please contact Liz Gould, Joint Clinical Operational Manager of Adult SLT at liz.gould@nhs.net to ask any questions or arrange a telephone chat.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet these in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information supplied on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Additional Information
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non‑clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Closing date
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025.
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