Speech & Language Therapist in London

Main area: Speech & Language Therapy

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term 12 month contract)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend rota)

Employer: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Site: King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Salary: £37,259 - £45,356 per annum, inc HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing date: 11/02/2026

Interview date: 23/02/2026

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

We have a number of exciting opportunities for qualified Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists to join the rotations on our Denmark Hill site. The successful post holders will provide Speech and Language Therapy services within rotational posts. There are 5 rotations on the Denmark Hill site: Heath & Ageing, Critical Care, Stroke, Medicine and Neurosurgery.

The SLT service offers supervision and CPD with a range of opportunities for learning and participation in both self and service development. There is a strong emphasis on the management of both communication and swallowing difficulties and the impact of SLT within the acute setting. Posts require a flexible approach to working with the requirement to work as part of a rota’d 7 day working pattern in some rotations.

We are dedicated to serving a diverse community and ensuring equal access to our services for all. This dedication extends to our employees, whom we support and value. We aim to build a workforce that mirrors the diversity of the population we serve, embracing differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.

Applicants must be qualified with HCPC registration at the time they apply. Applicants who are not HCPC registered will not be shortlisted.

Main duties of the job:

• The Band 5 Speech and Language Therapy rotation across 5 clinical areas: Acute Medicine, Health and Ageing, Stroke, Critical Care.
• The post holder will provide Speech and Language Therapy services within a clinical speciality, remaining within one area for a maximum of 9 months. This will allow them the opportunity to develop a wide knowledge base and range of skills.
• Line management will be provided by the relevant senior therapist depending on the rotation.

Please see the job description for detailed information about the duties of the job.

Working for our organisation:

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. Our values at King’s are that we’re a kind, respectful team:

• Kind: We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work.
• Respectful: We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed.
• Team: We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional.

The trust-wide strategy is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.

King’s is dedicated to embracing the broad diversity of our staff, patients and communities and stands firmly against all forms of prejudice and discrimination. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, ableism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexism, ageism, religious discrimination, and any other prejudiced behaviour that undermines the rights, well-being and identity of our staff and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• To provide detailed assessment, treatment and management for an autonomous and diverse caseload of patients with acquired communication and swallowing disorders following King’s College Hospital Speech & Language Therapy service guidelines and standards.
• To participate in providing cover across the other parts of the SLT service (and sites) where appropriate.
• To provide relevant information, training and support to relatives and carers in an accessible way.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of inclusive and culturally relevant assessment tools and therapy resources.
• To provide assessment and therapy which is sensitive to individual needs and is culturally appropriate.
• To attend and contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings, goal setting meetings, and other ward meetings as necessary and to share in minute taking when required.
• To liaise with community speech and language therapists and other relevant professional organisations when patients are discharged from KCH.
• To provide timely and accurate reports.