Speech and Language Therapist

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join the cutting edge of Acute SLT care at The Royal London Hospital.

This unique post offers the opportunity to rotate across:

• Royal London Hospital Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
• Neurology and Neurosurgery wards
• General Medical & Surgical wards

You will deliver expert, patient-centred speech and language therapy to adult patients in a fast paced acute setting.

Why this rotational role is an outstanding opportunity:

• Gain broad, high-level experience across neurology, neurosurgery, stroke, and general medicine within both hospital and community environments.
• Work closely with highly skilled multidisciplinary teams across acute and community settings, backed by strong clinical leadership and a culture of continuous learning.
• Access excellent training and development opportunities tailored to your career ambitions, with chances to contribute to service improvement and mentor junior staff.
• Play a pivotal role in optimising communication and swallowing outcomes for patients, improving their quality of life across multiple care settings.

If you're passionate about adult acute SLT care and keen to develop a wide-ranging clinical portfolio in a supportive, innovative environment, this rotational role offers an exceptional platform to advance your SLT career.

The post holder will be a Speech & Language Therapist for acute inpatient services at the Royal London Hospital. The post holder will be part of a team providing specialist assessment and treatment to adults in the acute setting with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. The post holder will be required to provide input along the various clinical pathways in the acute settings including neurosciences, health care of the elderly, general medicine, respiratory, trauma and Stroke Medicine.

The post holder will work as part of the acute SLT team and wider MDT and will be supported and supervised by a Specialist SLT as well as the Clinical Lead SLT.

Rotational areas:

• General Medicine & Surgery
• Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Stroke

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Date posted: 13 January 2026

Agenda for change

Band 5

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum

Permanent

Full‑time

RLH

Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR

For detailed attachments please refer to the attached documents. The role involves providing specialist assessment and treatment to adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties across acute settings, supporting various clinical pathways and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Eligibility for HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist.

Desirable

• Membership of the Royal College of Speech and…