Speech and Language Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech & Language Therapist with an interest in developing specialist skills to work within an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN). The post is being offered as a 2 year fixed term contract to deliver an ICAP with a randomised control trial in collaboration with University College London and City St George’s University. You will join a wider team of SLTs based at NHNN. The SLT team has a well-established system for formal / informal support and professional supervision. The SLT service has a very high profile within the multidisciplinary range of services provided at NHNN. The post offers a novel opportunity to provide high dose, specialist input for people with aphasia. The post will play a key role in supporting colleagues and service delivery. The post holder will be work within a new but highly skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver clinically excellent, high quality, patient focused care in an outpatient setting. The post offers exceptional opportunities to use specialist clinical skills and contribute to the research and teaching programmes within this highly specialised patient population. The Division is fully committed to research and development and actively supports and funds the continuous professional development of its staff. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Simon Grobler Job title: Consultant Speech & Language Therapist Email address: simongrobler@nhs.net OR Jenny Crinion, Speech and Language Therapist Jennifer.crinion@nhs.net