Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Barnet, EN5 3DJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	15 Oct 2026
Closing date:	15 Nov 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly Adult Speech and Language Therapy team at Barnet Hospital.

Working within integrated multidisciplinary teams, you will help deliver excellent patient care alongside a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants in a dynamic service committed to staff development and innovation.

This fixed-term post (until December 2027) has been established to support the development and evaluation of an innovative Speech and Language Therapy model within the Rapid Emergency Assessment Care Therapy Team (REACTT). The role will focus on supporting adults presenting through urgent and emergency care pathways, facilitating timely assessment, effective clinical decision-making and safe patient flow through acute services.

The post will provide opportunities to develop specialist competencies in urgent and emergency care pathways, whilst maintaining flexibility to support service delivery across the wider Adult Speech and Language Therapy service. The post holder will contribute to service evaluation, data collection, quality improvement and the implementation of new ways of working to inform future service developments.

The successful candidate will be keen to further develop their specialist clinical knowledge and management skills, with excellent organisational, prioritisation and clinical reasoning skills.

This post involves supporting the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team to manage a busy acute caseload, with a primary focus on adults presenting through urgent and emergency care pathways.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment and management of adults with communication and swallowing disorders, supporting timely clinical decision-making and facilitating safe and effective patient care. They will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to optimise patient flow and contribute to service delivery across acute pathways.

The role will include participation in service evaluation, audit and quality improvement activities, including the collection and interpretation of clinical activity and outcome data. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development and evaluation of innovative models of care and support future service planning.

Dysphagia competencies and proven skills in multidisciplinary team working, autonomous practice and prioritisation are necessary for this role. We provide inpatient and outpatient FEES and videofluoroscopy services and there will be opportunities for the post holder to participate in these services.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the regular teaching and training programme throughout the Trust.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts with over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026

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