Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

At Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, we don't just provide care - we change lives.

Take Andreous, for example - a retired barber, devoted husband, and father - who was recently discharged after months of intensive rehabilitation following a ruptured aneurysm. When he arrived in November 2024, his speech was severely affected, and he faced major challenges with cognition and balance. Thanks to the dedication and expertise of our multidisciplinary team, including a pivotal contribution from our Speech and Language Therapy team, Andreous made incredible strides in his recovery.

Over the course of eight weeks, our Speech and Language Therapists worked closely with Andreous to support his communication and cognitive rehabilitation. Through personalised therapy sessions and tailored interventions, the team helped him regain clarity in speech, rebuild confidence, and reconnect with his loved ones - something his family described as "incredibly meaningful" during a deeply emotional discharge.

Now, we're seeking a dedicated Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our skilled and compassionate team at Blackheath. This is a unique opportunity to develop your leadership skills while making a profound impact - supporting individuals like Andreous to rediscover their voice, rebuild their confidence, and regain independence.

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

What you'll be doing:

1. Provide leadership, clinical advice and support to the Speech and Language Therapy Team along with support staff and students.
2. Ensure that qualified Speech and Language Therapy staff receive regular clinical supervision, annual appraisals and comprehensive personal development plans.
3. Carry out comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy assessments (standardised and non-standardised) and outcome measurement as an autonomous practitioner for patients with highly complex neurological presentations following acquired and traumatic brain injury.
4. Use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to determine appropriate care pathways utilising specialist treatment skills and options.
5. Develop and oversee the implementation and evaluation of individualised treatment programmes and goals and provide advice to the Speech and Language Therapy and wider inter-disciplinary team.
6. Develop comprehensive Speech and Language Therapy discharge plans, referring to and liaising with relevant community services.
7. Always manage clinical risk within own caseload and support the clinical lead in managing clinical risk across the Speech and Language Therapy team.
8. Attend relevant local meetings that have a direct impact on the Speech and Language Therapy team e.g. Clinical Governance and Team Meetings.
9. Contribute to Centre based audits.
10. The post holder may be required to provide cover at our nearby Chislehurst site.
11. Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights.

What you'll have:

1. HCPC registration.
2. Post graduate dysphagia training.
3. Extensive experience working within a neurorehabilitation setting.
4. Ability to independently manage a complex case load.
5. Experience in supervising junior SLT team members, writing appraisals and action plans.
6. Active involvement in service development projects.
7. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

1. Free lunch when on duty.
2. Birthday off.
3. 25 days plus bank holidays.
4. Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities.
5. Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
6. Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice.
7. A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension account.
8. Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians.
9. We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
10. Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
11. Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know.
12. and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.