Speech & Language Therapist

Priory; South Chailey; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Development opportunities

IPD sponsorship

Leadership development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Job summary

Mildmay Oaks, Hook, Hampshire, is a Priory service recruiting a Full-time Speech and Language Therapist to join a multidisciplinary team. Based on site, you’ll work 37.5 hours per week, with HCPC registration essential and a salary of £45,327 per annum.

You will manage and deliver speech and language therapy care plans, supervise junior staff, collaborate with families and professionals, and contribute to service development by adopting new techniques and delivering cost‑effective care.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree and HCPC registration with a postgraduate qualification from RCSLT.
• Experience in specialist areas and with dysphagia assessments.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver speech and language therapy care plans, including assessment, treatment, and progress tracking.
• Supervise junior staff and work within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, policy‑compliant practice.
• Communicate with patients, families, and professionals throughout rehabilitation.
• Support service development by promoting therapy, implementing new techniques, and ensuring cost‑effective care.

Skills

Speech therapy

Dysphagia

Education

Relevant SLT degree

HCPC registration

RCSLT postgraduate qualification

Job description

Description

Mildmay Oaks offers varied clinical experience in a supportive, established service across Low Secure Units, Locked Rehabilitation, and Bespoke Therapeutic Placements, supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. The service is easily accessible by public transport via the Farnborough–Basingstoke line and nearby Winchfield Station.

Mildmay Oaks, Hook, Hampshire

Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | Site based

£45,327 per annum

HCPC registration is required

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.

You will also:

• Manage and deliver speech and language therapy care plans, including assessment, treatment, and progress tracking.
• Supervise junior staff and work within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safe, policy‑compliant practice.
• Communicate with patients, families, and professionals throughout rehabilitation.
• Support service development by promoting therapy, implementing new techniques, and ensuring cost‑effective care.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you’ll bring to the role

Essential

This role requires a relevant degree, HCPC registration, and a postgraduate qualification from RCSLT. The successful candidate will have relevant experience, including some in a specialist area, and skills in working with patients with dysphagia and carrying out assessments.

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

About Priory

Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.