Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Learning Disabilities

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Job summary

The post holder will be joining the award winning Camden Learning Disabilities Service as part of an integrated community team. This post is covering 8 months of maternity leave and would be supervised by a senior SLT.

The post holder will work autonomously holding a complex caseload of both Dysphagia and Communication. They will be carrying out assessment and intervention/management plans as well as contributing to risk assessments and clinical pathway meetings.

Main duties of the job

Dysphagia caseload; assessment, diagnosis, management plan and reviews
Communication caseload: assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning
Training; dysphagia training, person focused training relating to dysphagia or communication
Clinical Pathways - to represent SLT on delegated clinical pathways such as dementia or complex health and offer advice and support to MDT colleagues
Supervision of Band 3 SLT assistant

About us

The Whittington Hospital has a reputation as one of the safest hospitals in England. Asanintegrated care organisation, providing both hospital and community services, we offer a range of development opportunities along with attractive benefits to staff at all levels of our organisation. Our aim is to provide outstanding care. Care that is better coordinated, in the right place and designed around individual patient's needs. This means we can bring high quality services closer to home and speed up communication between community and hospital services, improving our patients' experience. We also have a highly regarded educational role, teaching more than 600 undergraduate medical students, nurses and therapists each year and providing a range of educational packages for postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.

Date posted

17 July 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year Per Annum including HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-4100

Job locations

5 Pancras Square

Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Specification and Job Description for more details on the main responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Specification and Job Description for more details on the main responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
NQT competencies passed including dysphagia

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working with people who have a learning disabilities
Working with people who have dysphagia and LD
evidence of assessment and intervention for both dysphagia and communication

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding health inequalities of people with learning disabilities and SLT role within this
Clinical assessment tools and interventions
Clinical pathways - the value and MDT working within this

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
NQT competencies passed including dysphagia

Experience

Essential

Evidence of working with people who have a learning disabilities
Working with people who have dysphagia and LD
evidence of assessment and intervention for both dysphagia and communication

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding health inequalities of people with learning disabilities and SLT role within this
Clinical assessment tools and interventions
Clinical pathways - the value and MDT working within this

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

5 Pancras Square

Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

5 Pancras Square

Pancras Square

London

N1C 4AG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)