Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 25 September 2025
Job summary
The Speech and Language Therapy team at Princess Alexandra Hospital are looking for a therapist to join our team on a permanent basis. Individuals seeking to develop advanced dysphagia and leadership skills, or a current Band 5 therapist seeking to progress within the acute setting would be ideal for this role.
You will independently manage a caseload of adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders, actively initiating and participating in the interdisciplinary decision-making around patient care and developing service delivery initiatives.
This is a full time position. Flexible working requests and job shares will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The caseload consists predominantly of adults with a range of acquired disorders of swallowing and communication. The scope of practice is predominantly inpatients in the Princess Alexandra Hospital but may also include reviews of patients post discharge, for example by telephone.
You'll assist the Lead SLT in developing services including patient, carer and staff supervision, education and training programmes.
You'll also provide clinical support to more junior colleagues working in the team, and provide specialist advice in the clinical area of complex dysphagia.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted
12 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7461289-CSS
Job locations
PAH
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
PAH
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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