Speech & Language Therapist - Mental Health Growth

Elysium Healthcare; Taunton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Career development

Rewards & Ely-Vate

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Earned wage access

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to support residents at Wellesley Hospital in Wellington, Somerset. You will assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders, manage a caseload, and work within a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery and wellbeing.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, professional development, and delivering person-centred care in a modern, therapeutic environment with a strong focus on recovery outcomes.

Qualifications

• Caseload management
• Dysphagia assessment
• Family engagement
• CPD / Continuing professional development

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist assessments and interventions for service users with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Manage a designated caseload, planning and evaluating interventions to support positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate specialist skills in managing complex cases, including those involving cultural and linguistic differences.
• Develop and implement appropriate strategies for effective caseload management.
• Lead therapeutic group sessions and provide individual interventions where required.
• Undertake audits and contribute to service development and research initiatives.
• Provide specialist knowledge in areas such as acquired communication disorders, swallowing disorders, and mental health-related communication needs.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to support recovery-focused care.

Skills

Caseload management

Dysphagia assessment

Family engagement

CPD / Continuing professional develop

Job description

Elysium Healthcare seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to support residents at Wellesley Hospital in Wellington, Somerset. You will assess and treat communication and swallowing disorders, manage a caseload, and work within a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery and wellbeing.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, professional development, and delivering person-centred care in a modern, therapeutic environment with a strong focus on recovery outcomes.