Band 6 Specialist Neurological Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, HA8 0AD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Oct 2026
Closing date:	13 Nov 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

To provide a high standard of Speech and language therapy to adults with a range of neurological conditions within the community in the borough of Barnet.

To assess and treat own caseload of patients as an autonomous and

independent practitioner for patients who may have acute, chronic and/or

complex neurological dysfunction and maintain appropriate patient records and statistics.

Responsible for acting as a case co-ordinator/ keyworker for allocated

patients including organising and undertaking reviews for patients with

progressive neurological conditions.

Supervise and teach members of the team including, students and

rehab assistants as well as being involved in teaching of senior

physiotherapists and other multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff.

Undertake and present evidence based projects and service improvement initiatives including departmental audit and service developments under the supervision of line manager and/ or Clinical Lead.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Specialist Neurological Speech and language therapist to join our dynamic community neurological therapy team at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will be based at the Neurological rehabilitation centre (NRC), within the Community Neurological Conditions Management Team (CNCMT), Edgware Hospital.

You will be joining an established community therapy team, and will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of complex neurological patients. You will be working as part of a specialist MDT, which includes the inpatient therapists based on the same site, and be involved in therapy in-service training and education programmes. You will be encouraged to participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.

The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.

In this post you will gain valuable experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rewarding and well supported environment with a clear supervision structure.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Oct 2026

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