Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Location: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Closing date: 06 July 2026
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team in a Band 7 SLT post working within our paediatric and neonates service! We hope to fill this vacancy with a passionate and highly motivated individual.
As an autonomous practitioner you will be responsible for the provision of specialist, evidence based SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients across the BHRUT SLT service including NICU. This will include education and training to patients, carers and other MDT members.
Main duties of the job
- Provide autonomous specialist assessment, treatment and advice to inpatients for NICU, SCBU infants and ward based inpatients who present with feeding/swallowing difficulties.
- Work alongside other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to give highly specialist guidance, advice and education on matters relating to your specialist area.
- Provide leadership for your team (in conjunction with the Clinical Lead) in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Speech and Language Therapy service provided to patients within your area.
- Lead teaching, supervising and appraising peers, Band 6, Band 5, student SLTs, and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.
- Depute in the absence of senior colleagues as required in both management and clinical areas.
- Contribute to running and developing the Speech and Language service through audit, development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practice.
- Undertake supervision, mentoring and performance development plans to promote clinical and professional effectiveness of self and others, including performance management and liaison on disciplinary issues in collaboration with the Clinical Lead SLT.
Qualifications
- Education: BSc/MSc in Speech and Language Therapy; willingness to continue postgraduate training.
- Skills/Abilities: sound knowledge of relevant areas of dysphagia and early feeding development and/or communication difficulties; experience in videofluoroscopy; evidence of service development experience (e.g., project).
- Experience/Knowledge: team leadership experience and/or training.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652 per annum (inclusive).
Contact: Virginia Puno – virginiapuno@nhs.net
