Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
At Active Neuro, we’re transforming neurorehabilitation in the UK and we’re looking for a talented Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to be part of that change. Based at Hunters Moor in Birmingham, you’ll join a collaborative, highly specialist team dedicated to helping people rebuild their communication, swallowing, and cognitive-communication skills following brain injury or neurological illness.
This is more than a job it’s an opportunity to work in an environment where every interaction matters, innovation is embraced, and your expertise directly shapes patient outcomes.
About Active Neuro
At Active Neuro, we combine:
* Specialist clinical expertise
* Cutting-edge rehabilitation technology
* A round-the-clock therapeutic approach
Our patients include individuals with acquired and traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex neurological conditions. We provide seamless rehabilitation journeys from pre-admission planning to inpatient treatment and beyond, into coordinated community support.
Our multidisciplinary team includes consultants, nurses, therapists, psychologists, and rehabilitation assistants, all working towards shared goals using real-time insights from advanced therapy technologies.
We’re raising the standard for rehabilitation outcomes, patient experience, and professional collaboration. Bring your skills where they’ll make the biggest difference apply today.
Please note - this advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
The role:
As our Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will:
* Provide specialist Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) assessment and treatment for patients with physical, cognitive, communication and behavioural difficulties caused by neurological insult and acquired brain injury
* Devise evidence-led therapy programmes for patients at a specialist level, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary working to achieve the best outcomes for our patients
* Independently plan and lead communication therapy groups
* Maintain high standards of clinical care in line with national guidance for excellence
* Key Worker duties to ensure cohesive goal-setting and therapy and coordinating discharge
* Formally supervise less experienced SLT’s and /or assistant as required in line with ACG policy
* Take an active role in the induction and training of other members of the IDT as appropriate
* Ensure all relevant codes of practice and regulations are upheld
* Play an active role in the implementation and review of policy and service development initiatives relating to SLT
* Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights
About you:
* HCPC registration
* Specialist level dysphagia competency on RCSLT framework
* Previous experience of working in a neurorehabilitation setting
* Formal supervision/line management experience
* 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:
* 25 days plus bank holidays
* Birthday off
* Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
* Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
* Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
* A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension
* 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
* We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
* Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
* Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
* 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