Band 5 or 6 Lead Speech & Language Therapist – Bridgewater

Pulsejobs.com; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Lead Speech & Language Therapist at a leading company, you will play a vital role in delivering therapy services to children and young adults. You will be responsible for setting high standards and ensuring the best support is provided within various care and education environments. This full-time position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the multidisciplinary Integrated Therapy Team.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme (5% + 3%)

Free Blue Light Card

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Critical Illness Cover

Private health insurance

Qualifications

• HCPC registered.
• Full driving license required due to location.
• Confidence to lead trainings and supervisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead therapy services across settings.
• Deliver assessments and therapy to clients.
• Implement training and support for team members.

Skills

Management Skills

Therapeutic Skills

Communication Skills

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

Job Title:Lead Speech & Language Therapist – BridgewaterBanding: 5 and 6Location: BridgewaterStart: ASAPDuration: Full time Salary: £50.000 – £57.000 per yearWorking hours: Monday – Friday

Be at the heart of an ambitious, forward-thinking team driving the development and growth of our Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy services across our care and educational settings. As a senior 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 lead with passion and purpose, ensuring the OT and SaLT provisions reflect the highest standards of care and innovation. This isn’t just about managing a service and team – it’s about creating the best possible support. You will spend 3 days per week at the Bridgewater site and the other days at another site, with locations including Yate, Newport, and Thatcham.

What will your responsibilities be:

• Directly lead and support the strategic and operational delivery of Speech & Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy 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, 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/OT provision, contributing to recruitment, resource management, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with professional standards, confidentiality, and safeguarding protocols, while promoting health and safety, maintaining accurate clinical records, and driving service development initiatives.

Qualifications and Experiences:

• HCPC registered
• A full driving license as the school location is quite remote
• The desire and confidence to run supervisions and offer training and support to other therapy professionals

Benefits:

• 5 weeks holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%
• Free Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme (Online 24/7 confidential counselling for you and immediate family on a wide range of subjects including online health and medical hub)
• After 12 months with us you will then be entitled to:
  • Life Assurance (x2 of the basic salary)
  • Critical Illness Cover (x1 basic annual salary) paid within a couple of weeks of diagnosis to help support you and your family in a difficult time
  • Medicash (Money back in your pocket to cover a wide range of medical, health, and wellbeing expenses of up to £880 per year)
  • Private health insurance

Why work with Pulse?

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Our expert recruitment consultants are dedicated to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else.

We always prioritize your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

Next Steps:
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