speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Are you looking to develop your career in community services working with adults with a wide range of underlying pathologies, within an established team of experienced clinicians lead by a Band 8a SLT clinical lead

In return we can provide flexible work options, support for CPD and opportunities for broad personal development. We can provide you with leadership and clinical skills development appropriate to your needs.

We also have a fleet of cars available for you to use for work purposes from our base at St Michael’s site, EN2

Enfield community services have a long history of managing the health needs of the diverse and multicultural population of this North London borough. We pride ourselves on integrated working, not only within the wider therapy team of which you will be part but also with other health professionals in acute and primary care, local authority and voluntary sectors.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of the Adult Speech and Language therapy team and the wider Adult Community Therapies service.  You will be co-located with the Adult Community rehabilitation team, Community Neuro therapy service, the Community Stroke Rehabilitation team and Nutrition & Dietetics colleagues.

We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician, keen to work with us in shaping and developing our services to meet the challenges of delivering appropriate care in the right place and at the right time.  We need you to be dysphagia trained, have a broad clinical background and most importantly be passionate about making a difference to patients and their families.  We are continually looking at our service delivery and how our services can integrate more fully to provide 1st class care to the population we serve.

Would you like to know more? Please give us a call and we can answer your questions or arrange an informal visit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of the adult SLT service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of speech and language therapy care to patients and their carers in the community.

To perform comprehensive speech and language assessment (communication and / or swallowing) of adults with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this assessment to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program.

After several years of ever closer working, North Mid and Royal Free London are planning to come together as one organisation to enable them to go further and faster in improving services for patients and the health of the local community than they can achieve separately. The merger of North Mid into the RFL group is currently expected to take place on 1 January 2025, subject to NHS England and Secretary of State approval.