Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. North London NHS Foundation Trust Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist The closing date is 25 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary At North London Foundation Trust, we are committed to improving the physical health of our service users and are passionate about addressing the health inequalities faced by those with mental health needs. We are looking for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with a special interest in working with service users whilst in acute mental health care. You will be equally passionate about addressing inequality and committed to working alongside other AHPs to improve the physical health therapy offer. The post holder will have an exciting opportunity to influence and shape future SLT provision across the care group. We have four acute sites in the Trust across Highgate, Edgeware, Haringey and Enfield. Your flexibility to work across these sites and to respond to need is essential. Development and quality improvement will be embedded as part of this role. We have close working relationships with our local physical health provision and will ensure these posts do not become isolated but are fully linked in with the North London wide offer. The post holder will be part of the SLT professional networks in NLFT, including the SLT leadership group and will have access to professional supervision from an SLT. Additionally the post holder will be encouraged to access the SLT Mental Health Network and other relevant CENs. If this sounds exciting to you, like it does to us, please apply! Main duties of the job The Physical Health Therapies Team will provide Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics and Podiatry services. The team will work in collaboration with established AHP teams and other physical health colleagues within the care group to deliver physical health interventions for adult service users in acute mental health wards within the North London NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder will provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership and management of speech and therapy within the Physical Health Therapies Team, and help lead on the design, delivery, and development of high-quality care within this new service in line with advances in evidence-informed practice, digital transformation, etc. About us North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our Five-Year Strategy: We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care. Why NLFT? We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities. We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives. NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme Excellent internal staff network In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at su