Job Title: *Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
*Contract Type: *Permanent
We’re offering an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of an ambitious, forward-thinking team driving the development and growth of our Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) service across our care and educational settings. As a Senior Clinical Leader within our multidisciplinary Integrated Therapy Team, you’ll have a real voice, the chance to influence strategic decisions and how our services evolve over the coming years. You’ll oversee line management and clinical supervision of a talented team of therapists across our education and care sites, you’ll be a mentor, guiding and empowering less experienced therapists as they grow and flourish in their careers. You’ll shape the direction of our SaLT service, making decisions that influence lives and shapes futures, helping our children and young adults receive the outstanding care they deserve.
*Directly lead and support the strategic and operational delivery of Speech & Language Therapy (SALT) services across our education and care settings.
* Manage a caseload of children and young adults with diverse speech, language, and communication needs, delivering assessments, therapy, and specialist interventions.
* Design, monitor, and implement high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic training to therapists and team members across Phoenix, ensuring a Neurodiversity Affirming and trauma-informed approach.
* Provide supervision, training, and development opportunities for junior therapists and assistants, fostering a supportive and effective team environment.
* Work with the Therapies Director to expand and enhance the SALT provision, contributing to recruitment, resource management, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
* Ensuring compliance with professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding protocols, while promoting health and safety, maintaining accurate clinical records and driving service development initiatives.
*A recognised post-graduate qualification in Speech and Language Therapy along with HCPC Registration.
* Ideally, 5+ years of post-qualification experience as Speech and Language Therapist, with at least 1 years’ experience in supervising or managing a team.
* The desire and confidence to run supervisions and offer training and support to other therapy professionals.
* Good IT skills – We’ll train you on how to use our systems, but it would help if you had a working understanding of using Microsoft packages like Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
* A full driving licence. Whilst this role is based in a single location, travel to other sites will be required at times including travel to our Tiverton Hub for team meetings and training where required.
If you have experience working within the NHS, the best way for us to describe the level of experience needed for this role would be to consider a “Band 8a” position.
*Holidays –* You’ll get 33 days annual leave, including public holidays. You’ll also get an extra day off on your birthday after being with us for a year!
* *Pension scheme*– Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%.
* *Learning & Development Opportunities* – We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves.
* *Discounts *– You’ll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform.
* *Wellbeing Support* – Your wellbeing is always our priority. You’ll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. On top of this, our therapies team offers a monthly confidential check in clinic, and group reflective practice sessions.
* *Cycle2Work *-The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a discounted rate.
* *DBS *– As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost.
* *After 12 months service* - You’ll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP!). You’ll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary.
Please note that as part of our safer recruitment processes, successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, and online and social media checks, and reference validation.
We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.