Specialist Speech-Language Therapist - Head & Neck/ENT
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with expertise in Head & Neck Oncology to join a team at Charing Cross Hospital. The role involves providing a highly specialist service to inpatients and outpatients at all stages of their oncology treatment pathway, focusing on dysphagia rehabilitation, laryngectomy surgical voice restoration, videofluoroscopy, and FEES skills. The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload, provide differential diagnosis, and deliver specialist training to multidisciplinary teams. The service encourages evidence-based practice, audit, and research.
Essential criteria
- Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Current HCPC registration as a speech & language therapist
- Professional portfolio demonstrating experience and achievements
Desirable criteria
- Registration with RCSLT
- Evidence of specialist clinical practitioner activities with head & neck and ENT at post-graduate level to include:
- Specialist clinical experience in assessment, differential diagnosis and management of complex communication and swallowing disorders in head and neck cancer patients.
- Specialist experience in the use of instrumental diagnostic tools (e.g. videofluoroscopy, FEES, air insufflation) to support diagnosis and management of patients presenting with complex swallowing and communication issues secondary to H&N cancer.
- Specialist experience in the assessment and management of complex tracheostomy patients
- Specialist experience in communication, swallow and pulmonary rehabilitation after laryngectomy, including surgical voice restoration.
- Experience of working in specialist multidisciplinary teams in the area of head & neck and ENT
- Evidence in devising and delivering local training programmes in the area of head & neck and ENT.
- Evidence of participation in clinical governance activities and audit.
- Experience in devising local competencies and standards of care within the area of head & neck and ENT.
- Experience working within the NHS
- Lead SLT Videofluoroscopic competencies Level 2 FEES Endoscopist and Assessor competencies
- ICL Advanced Laryngectomy course certificate
- Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
- Competent in Windows-based computer applications, i.e. Word, Outlook email, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment
- Ability to negotiate with patient/carer around individual case management
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively with support
- Ability to seek guidance when faced with a situation beyond clinical experience/ competence
- Ability to work as a team and also using own initiative
- Good oral and written presentation skills
- Ability to communicate complex condition-related information from assessment to patients, carers and other professionals
- Demonstrates highly developed auditory and perceptual skills in the assessment and management of patients e.g. phonetic transcription.
- Ability to overcome barriers to understanding due to health, cultural or social situations
- Knowledge of national policies which impact on SLT service provision.
- Education/ Qualifications
- Degree accredited by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
- Current HCPC registration as a speech & language therapist
- Professional portfolio demonstrating experience and achievements
- Registration with RCSLT
- Evidence of specialist clinical practitioner activities with head & neck and ENT at post-graduate level to include:
- Specialist clinical experience in assessment, differential diagnosis and management of complex communication and swallowing disorders in head and neck cancer patients.
- Specialist experience in the use of instrumental diagnostic tools (e.g. videofluoroscopy, FEES, air insufflation) to support diagnosis and management of patients presenting with complex swallowing and communication issues secondary to H&N cancer.
- Specialist experience in the assessment and management of complex tracheostomy patients
- Specialist experience in communication, swallow and pulmonary rehabilitation after laryngectomy, including surgical voice restoration.
- Experience of working in specialist multidisciplinary teams in the area of head & neck and ENT
- Evidence in devising and delivering local training programmes in the area of head & neck and ENT.
- Evidence of participation in clinical governance activities and audit.
- Experience in devising local competencies and standards of care within the area of head & neck and ENT.
- Experience working within the NHS
- Lead SLT Videofluoroscopic competencies Level 2 FEES Endoscopist and Assessor competencies
- ICL Advanced Laryngectomy course certificate
- Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
- Competent in Windows-based computer applications, i.e. Word, Outlook email, Excel, PowerPoint
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Specialist Speech-Language Therapist - Head & Neck/ENT
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about providing a high quality service working with Head and Neck cancer patients as a Specialist Speech & Language therapist? Would you enjoy the opportunity to use and further develop your dysphagia rehabilitation, laryngectomy surgical voice restoration (SVR), advanced videofluoroscopy and FEES skills in a supportive environment? Are you interested in strengthening your leadership skills? If so, this is a chance to develop your career in a prestigious London trust with access to highly skilled clinicians and multiple learning opportunities.
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Speech & Language Therapist (SLT) with expertise in Head & Neck Oncology to join our Speech and Language Therapy team at Charing Cross Hospital and a team of over 40 Trust-wide Adult SLTs.
As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will provide a highly specialist service to inpatients and outpatients at any stage of their oncology treatment pathway. Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy are provided on site and we participate in weekly multidisciplinary clinics including Joint Head & Neck clinic, Radiotherapy clinic and a CNS/AHP-led Pre-treatment clinic.
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