Senior Speech and Language Therapist
Salary: up to £46, ,000
Hours: Full-time and part-time considered
Contract: Permanent
Full UK driving licence required
We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join a supportive and dynamic therapy team. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional with experience managing a caseload and working with autistic young people or individuals with complex needs and challenging behaviours.
Role Highlights:
* Lead and develop Speech and Language Therapy practices.
* Manage a caseload of young people with complex needs, including assessment, intervention planning, and progress review.
* Line-manage a small team of Speech and Language Therapists.
* Plan and deliver training to enhance colleagues' knowledge and skills in autism and communication.
* Deliver specialist interventions using evidence-based therapy approaches, including low- and high-tech AAC, social communication, understanding, and expression.
* Contribute to reviews, providing high-quality written reports and assessments.
* Liaise with external professionals to ensure consistency of therapy plans.
* Participate in ongoing service improvement projects and manage therapy-specific equipment and resources.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
* Professional qualification in Speech and Language Therapy with HCPC registration
* Experience managing a caseload as a qualified SaLT
* Strong clinical reasoning skills for assessment and intervention planning
* Experience mentoring or coaching colleagues
* Ability to use assessment findings to develop tailored therapy programmes
* Knowledge of a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches for autistic young people with complex needs
* L1/2 Sensory Integration qualification
* Previous experience in education or residential care settings
Desirable:
* Experience managing a small team
* Training in autism-specific approaches (e.g., TEACCH, intensive interaction, attention autism)
* Sub-speciality SaLT training
* Experience delivering training
This role offers the chance to take a leading position within a collaborative therapy team, supporting young people to achieve meaningful communication outcomes and independence.