Employer The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Hillingdon Hospital Town Uxbridge Salary £53,751 - £60,651 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/11/2025
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
Do you have a passion for Adult Neuro-Rehabilitation? Would you like to join an energetic and supportive team?
We have an exciting post within our Speech Therapy team - we are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to jointly assist with leading speech and language therapy neurological rehabilitation services. The candidate will oversee a varied neuro-rehabilitation caseload predominantly across two wards; Daniel's Rehabilitation Unit and Alderbourne Rehabilitation Unit. The post holder would provide support and supervision to a band 5 and a band 6 SLT, who provide cover to these units and the Stroke Unit.
Main duties of the job
This is a band 7 SALT post following additional funding by NHSE and NW London NHS ICC for Rapid Access to Acute Rehab (RAAR). The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Imperial College deliver 4 of the 8 beds intended for the North West London sector. The funding is intended to reduce the waiting time for patients needing level 1 neuro-rehabilitation beds.
The Neurological Rehabilitation service at Hillingdon is based across 2 sites; Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital (Daniel’s Unit is currently on the Hillingdon site due to refurbishment). The Alderbourne unit and Daniel’s unit provide multidisciplinary rehabilitation for patients with neurological impairments and other complex conditions such as TBI, spinal injuries and poly-trauma patients. The candidate should be someone who is highly experienced in assessing and managing dysphagia in neurological conditions as well as managing patients with cognitive and communication deficits following acquired brain injury. The post holder should have a sound understanding of tracheostomy care, with further access to training where required. The post holder will be Videofluoroscopy competent and participate in weekly VF clinics. Experience in FEES and supervision of junior colleagues is desirable.
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The SLT Department have established the FEES service across these wards and expanding this service into the critical-care setting, and therefore this post will assist with the development of the service.
If Daniels moves back to the Mount Vernon site, the post holder will be expected to travel between sites to provide support to our patients. There is a free shuttle bus service and parking options to facilitate cross site working. The Hillingdon Rehabilitation service collaborates closely with the Charing Cross Neuro rehabilitation team. We are part of a network of acute services and level 1 rehabilitation services to ensure a smooth transition of care from neuro-intensive care to the community.
You will have opportunity to work with a specialist MDT including Consultant Neurologists, Psychologists, MS & PD specialist nurses, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietitians and the Environmental Control team.
Our supportive team provides a monthly CPD programme, monthly supervision sessions and team meetings. We are proud of relationships we have fostered on the stroke and neurorehabilitation wards. The candidate would have an expectation to provide regular teaching and training to nurses, medics and the MDT.
As a team we look to continually improve the service we provide; this role also offers opportunity for participating and leading on service development projects and outcomemeasures. Furthermore, the hospital has academic links with nearby Brunel University, which has resulted in a number of therapy colleagues participating in supported studying.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Spec
* Current HCPC registration
* Current RCSLT registration
* Recognised degree in Speech & Language Therapy
* Evidence of experiential learning and development of specialist skills such as Videofluoroscopy, FEES and Tracheostomy.
* Postgraduate experience with dysphagia within a range of caseloads including critical care settings
* Postgraduate experience with complex communication disorders including cognitive-communication impairments
* Competent with Videofluoroscopy
* Competent with Tracheostomy management
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
* Member of special interest group
* Experience of FEES assessment
* Knowledge and experience with high tech AAC systems including iPads and relevant applications
At The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our recruitment processes are designed to identify candidates who demonstrate the right skills and values to support our commitment to high-quality care.
Please note that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in applications is monitored. Any misuse that results in an inaccurate representation of a candidate’s abilities may affect the outcome of the application. Applicants will be required to declare any use of AI prior to submitting their application.
Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and all posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation process, where indicated. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population. Please note that all candidates at risk in London and going through the NHS London Redeployment scheme are to be given priority as part of the recruitment process where their application meets the essential criteria for the role.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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