Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 21 November 2025

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Job summary

The Islington Learning Disabilities Speech and Language Therapy team is a small, well established team and sits within a wider multidisciplinary team. You will be working closely with the SLT team lead, band 6 and part time SLTA to provide a comprehensive communication and dysphagia service to adults with learning disabilities within the borough. You will be encouraged to take part in service wide projects and training and will carry a varied caseload of clients with varying levels of learning disabilities who have complex dysphagia and communication needs.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a caseload of complex communication and dysphagia needs for adults with learning disabilities within the borough of Islington. The post holder will have strong supervisory responsibilities and caseload management skills. There will be regular collaboration with multi disciplinary colleagues and multi agency working.

About us

Whittington Health NHS Trust provides a wide range of health and care services. From maternity, through children's mental and physical healthcare, health visitors, community and school nursing and therapists, urgent and emergency, cancer care, dental services, elective care, all the way to end of life care: we support patients, families and local communities in community health centres, GP clinics, dental practices across North Central London and beyond, at our hospital in Archway, and in patients' own homes.

We provide hospital and community care services to 500,000 people living in Islington and Haringey as well as other London boroughs including Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney. As one organisation providing both hospital and community services, we are known as an 'integrated care organisation'.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3505

Job locations

Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership

52D Drayton Park

London

N5 1NS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for the main duties and role responsibilities of the post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for the main duties and role responsibilities of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post graduation training in dysphagia and other relevant clinical courses
  • Autism, positive behaviour support
  • Leadership/ QI projects

Skills

Essential

  • Minimum of one year's experience as a qualified dysphagia therapist
  • Knowledge of LD health legisation

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years' experience working with adults with learning disabilities
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Post graduation training in dysphagia and other relevant clinical courses
  • Autism, positive behaviour support
  • Leadership/ QI projects

Skills

Essential

  • Minimum of one year's experience as a qualified dysphagia therapist
  • Knowledge of LD health legisation

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years' experience working with adults with learning disabilities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership

52D Drayton Park

London

N5 1NS


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership

52D Drayton Park

London

N5 1NS


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Radhika Lingham

radhika.lingham@islington.gov.uk

07516900138

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3505

Job locations

Islington Learning Disabilities Partnership

52D Drayton Park

London

N5 1NS


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