Job summary
- Main area
- Neuro-rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (Includes 6 weekends a year of weekend working in Neurosciences)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-712816-Z-AHP-M1
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist RAAR
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the SLT team in the Rapid Access Acute Rehabilitation (RAAR) team at St George's Hospital. The postholder will work in a multidisciplinary team, treating inpatients with acute Neurological impairments requiring complex Neuro rehabilitation in an acute setting. The service provides in depth assessment and intensive, interdisciplinary intervention to a complex caseload of patients with neurological and trauma conditions.
The postholder will be part of a progressive and supportive speech and language and multidisciplinary team. Emphasis is placed on supervision and professional development.
Experience working in neurology and neurorehabilitation, as part of a team is essential. Experience in working with aphasia, cognitive communication disorder, dysarthria, apraxia and dysphagia is necessary.
The post is suitable for an experienced SLT who is dynamic and flexible with a commitment to new ways of working and has an innovative approach to patient centred care and efficient service delivery.
Excellent communication skills are essential and an interest in the process as well as the outcomes of rehabilitation is desirable.
There is a commitment to weekend working on the Neurosciences wards at St Georges' hospital.
Main duties of the job
· To manage a complex caseload independently
· To provide leadership within appropriate specialist area(s)
· To assess, treat and manage caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders relevant to highly specialist SLT skills. To use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
Person specification
Qualifications, experience skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
- Health and Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice
- Evidence of completion of specialist CPD e.g. short courses, webinars, self-directed study
- Relevant and in-depth specialist experience post qualification in neurosciences/ neurorehabilitation
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team and well developed knowledge of key roles and responsibilities
- Evidence and ability to demonstrate leadership and strategic skills
- Developing and delivering education and training packages
- Supervision of others
- Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to specific client group with speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties
- Highly developed ability to integrate and assimilate information and analyse assessments to inform diagnosis and management
- In-depth knowledge of a broad range of therapeutic and management approaches to relevant to client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Negotiation and problem solving skills demonstrated in complex situations
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy skills, in complex situations
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- In-depth knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
- In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/ audit
Desirable criteria
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of FEES/ videofluroscopy
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsty Catling
- Job title
- Principal Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 1815
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
07553088512
- Telephone
- 07553088512
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