We require a two specialist Speech & Language Therapists (SLTs) to join the Band 6 rotations at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) on one years’ fixed term contracts. The rotations are between stroke, neurorehabilitation, neurology, neuro-oncology and neurosurgery. Patients will have a wide range of acute, chronic and progressive speech, language and swallowing disorders. Candidates will ideally have post-graduate experience in adult neurology, rehabilitation, and dysphagia.
You will join a team of SLTs which has a well-established system for formal / informal support and clinical / professional supervision. The SLT service has a very high profile within the multidisciplinary range of services provided.
The post offers exceptional opportunities to use specialist clinical skills and contribute to the research and teaching programmes within this highly specialised patient population.
The Directorate is fully committed to research and development and actively supports and funds the continuous professional development of its staff.
The rotational post manages and prioritises a defined SLT caseload within NHNN in one or two of the following in- or out-patient services: neurosurgery, neuro-oncology, stroke, neurorehabilitation, aphasia, neurology, and movement disorders. They will be supported by lead speech and language therapists and work together with the rest of the adult SLT team.
The SLT works closely with colleagues across UCLH Trust. As such, the posts require people who demonstrate evidence-based practice within adult neurology and rehabilitation, sound clinical reasoning and decision-making in assessing and treating communication and swallowing disorders due to acquired and progressive neurological conditions, excellent communication and teaching skills, and effective team-working abilities.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details