Lead Speech & Language Therapist — Neuro Rehab MDT Lead

Active Care Group; Hucknall; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Extensive training and development (e

Benefits hub with discounts

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Salary sacrifice

Pension with 5% matched

Medicash Health Plan for you and your

Refer a Friend up to £1500

Job summary

Active Care Group is seeking a Lead Speech and Language Therapist to manage a specialist clinical caseload and lead the development and delivery of high-quality SLT services across our neurorehabilitation pathways in Hucknall.

You will work within an MDT, supervise therapy staff, design evidence-based treatment plans, and contribute to service improvement, outpatient expansion, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist SLT assessment and intervention for adults with complex needs after neurological injury or illness.
• Assessing and managing complex communication and swallowing difficulties, developing individualised, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Planning, delivering and evaluating communication therapy groups, ensuring interventions are meaningful, innovative and person-centred.
• Working collaboratively with the MDT to influence rehabilitation planning, establish shared goals and maximise client outcomes.
• Acting as Key Worker where appropriate, supporting coordinated care, discharge planning and transitions between services.
• Providing clinical supervision, guidance and line management to therapy assistants, supporting their development and ensuring safe, effective practice.
• Sharing specialist knowledge with colleagues across the MDT through training, education and collaborative working.
• Contributing to clinical governance, safeguarding, professional standards and regulatory compliance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve SLT provision, develop clinical pathways and introduce innovative approaches to rehabilitation.
• Supporting the development of outpatient services and exploring opportunities to extend therapy provision beyond the inpatient setting.
• Building relationships with external organisations and contributing to the wider development of neurorehabilitation services.

Job description

Active Care Group is seeking a Lead Speech and Language Therapist to manage a specialist clinical caseload and lead the development and delivery of high-quality SLT services across our neurorehabilitation pathways in Hucknall.

You will work within an MDT, supervise therapy staff, design evidence-based treatment plans, and contribute to service improvement, outpatient expansion, and governance.