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Are you a compassionate and motivated Band 5 level
Speech and Language Therapist
(SLT) ready to kick-start or develop your career in neurological rehabilitation? Join our experienced multidisciplinary team at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, part of the Active Care Group, where we provide specialist neurorehabilitation for individuals with acquired or traumatic brain injury and other neurological conditions.
Why Join Us?
Specialist Neurorehabilitation Training
Gain hands-on experience in advanced SLT assessments and evidence-based treatment approaches.
Supportive Learning Environment
Receive mentorship from senior SLTs and structured professional development.
Collaborative MDT
Work closely with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, neuropsychologists, and social workers.
Career Progression
Develop your expertise and move towards senior SLT roles with ongoing CPD and training opportunities.
Meaningful Impact
Empower patients to rediscover their voice, rebuild communication skills, and regain independence in everyday life.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a service renowned for its person-centred care and commitment to achieving excellent outcomes for individuals in its care. Whether you're newly qualified or looking to gain specialist experience in working with individuals with swallowing and communication difficulties in a rewarding and supportive setting, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll be working:
Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.
What you'll be doing:
As a Band 5 SLT, you will:
Deliver assessment and 1:1 and group intervention for adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties arising from neurological conditions.
Manage your own caseload with supervision and develop skills in managing a range of conditions, which may include aphasia, dysarthria, cognitive-communication disorder, and dysphagia (with appropriate training).
Ensure that patient care is safe, effective, evidence-based, and in line with national guidelines.
Work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including contributing to goal-setting, therapy planning, and meetings.
Provide education and training to families, carers, and members of the team.
Maintain high-quality documentation and contribute to measurement of outcomes.
Participate in supervision and training opportunities.
Engage in service development, audits, and research initiatives as appropriate.
This is a developmental role with opportunities for progression, supervision, and mentoring. You will work closely with senior members of the SLT team and benefit from regular learning opportunities as well as CPD.
What you'll have:
A degree in Speech and Language Therapy
RCSLT membership
Knowledge/experience from placements or previous work in neurological settings, particularly around managing acquired communication and/or swallowing difficulties
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong time-management and organisational skills
A passion for working with adults with acquired/traumatic brain injury
A willingness to learn and grow within a supportive team
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS
Desirable:
Awareness of key SLT assessment tools (e.g., Frenchay, Comprehensive Aphasia Test, etc).
Experience with AAC and supported communication approaches.
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:
Free lunch when on duty
Birthday off
25 days plus bank holidays
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
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