QR code linking to this job posting Highly Specialist S&L Therapist/ Deputy Team Manager in London UB2 4SD inLondon UB2 4SD PUBLISHED THU 18 SEP 2025

£53,751 to £60,651 a year
CASELOAD DEMENTIA HCPC MENTAL HEALTH NHS SOCIAL WORK

West London NHS Trust

Band 7 pay £53,751–£60,651 pa (inc. 15% HCAS) — very competitive London salary for a senior SLT role.
Deputy Team Manager role, clinical leadership, day‑to‑day supervision and deputising for the Team Manager — real career progression.
Permanent, full‑time NHS post with West London NHS Trust — stability with a Trust rated 'Good' and forensic services 'Outstanding'.
Work in a supportive multidisciplinary AHP team (dietitians, physio, nursing, psychology) — collaborative practice that reduces professional isolation.
Strong CPD, research and supervision opportunities — supervise students/junior SLTs, run audits and develop a specialist service.
Based at Armstrong Way (UB2) covering Ealing, Hounslow, H&F and Southall — ideal if you drive or need flexible local travel across west London.
Lead a highly specialist Speech & Language Therapy service across West London NHS Trust’s inpatient mental health wards, combining expert clinical practice with deputy team management. You’ll assess and manage dysphagia and complex speech, language and communication needs for adults and older adults (including ABI, stroke, dementia and trauma), working from Trust HQ (Armstrong Way, UB2 4SD) and covering Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Hounslow and Southall. This full-time, permanent Band 7 post (£53,751–£60,651 pa inclusive of 15% HCAS) sits within a multidisciplinary Physical Health AHP team alongside dietitians, physiotherapists and ward staff; you will deputise for the Team Manager, provide clinical leadership, supervise junior staff and students, deliver training, and contribute to service development, audit and research.

You’re an experienced SLT (HCPC and RCSLT registered) with RCSLT Dysphagia Competency Level D/EDSCF Level 6, a recognised degree and relevant post‑graduate training (for example Makaton, AAC, Intensive Interaction) and proven experience in dysphagia management, complex communication and delivering structured interventions and training. The role requires independent travel between sites and is subject to DBS checks. West London NHS Trust is a diverse, supportive employer rated ‘Good’ by the CQC with outstanding forensic services — an ideal setting for therapists who want clinical challenge, career development and a workplace that understands caring responsibilities. To apply simply click the "Apply Now" button; this vacancy is also featured on jobsincare.com.
Band 7 pay £53,751–£60,651 pa (inc. 15% HCAS) — very competitive London salary for a senior SLT role.
Deputy Team Manager role, clinical leadership, day‑to‑day supervision and deputising for the Team Manager — real career progression.
Permanent, full‑time NHS post with West London NHS Trust — stability with a Trust rated 'Good' and forensic services 'Outstanding'.
Work in a supportive multidisciplinary AHP team (dietitians, physio, nursing, psychology) — collaborative practice that reduces professional isolation.
Strong CPD, research and supervision opportunities — supervise students/junior SLTs, run audits and develop a specialist service.
Based at Armstrong Way (UB2) covering Ealing, Hounslow, H&F and Southall — ideal if you drive or need flexible local travel across west London.
 


in London UB2 4SD
Locations are approximate.