Job summary
- Main area
- Highly Specialist Neuro Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-SOUTH-7336814
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Merton Civic Centre
- Town
- Morden
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Neuro Speech and Language Therapist
Band 7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
This is a Speech and Language Therapy Clinical role in the Merton Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team (15 hours per week).
The post holder will provide a highly specialist clinical speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment service as part of the Merton Community Neuro Rehab Team on a virtual and domiciliary basis across Merton. The service includes clients with a wide range of acquired communication and swallowing difficulties, such as stroke and head injury, and those who have a degenerative condition and need support to manage disability and quality of life. The service also provides input for clients who have cognitive-communication and vocational rehabilitation needs
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary neuro rehab team, in addition to the wider speech and language therapy team across CLCH, acting as a resource to other medical, nursing, therapy and social services staff and voluntary agencies and as an interface link for Speech and Language Therapy with acute providers
- The post holder will undertake teaching and research in relevant specialist areas for a wide range of other professionals, as appropriate.
- The post holder will support self and service development through active participation in continuing professional development and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service
Find out more information about working and living in South West London here -https://clch.nhs.uk/job/working-clch/clch-southwestlondon#!/select_sector
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Speech-Language Therapy or equivalent
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Educated to Masters level in specialist SALT field relevant to the role or equivalent combination of post graduate education, courses and experience in neuro SALT
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualifications
- Membership of the Royal College of Speech-Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Membership of Special Interest Group e.g. SALT neurological practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appraisals using KSF
- Clinical teaching
- Staff and student supervision
- Experience of service development
- Experience of provision of work for patients with dysphagia and neurological conditions
- Experience of working in a range of community and acute settings
Desirable criteria
- Experience of recruitment and selection
- Undertaken clinical audit
- Clinically leading a small team of Speech and Language Therapist
- Research experience
- Experience of operational management
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
- Basic IT/ word processing skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Chetan Vyas
- Job title
- Neuro Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785 970 719
- Additional information
Ms Lauren Crossley
Clinical Lead Neuro Speech and Language Therapist
Mobile: 07881 747 062
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