Senior Speech & Language Therapist- Community Neuro in Stourbridge

Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and compassionate leader committed to delivering exceptional care? We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and forward-thinking Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Neuro Rehabilitation team. In this role, you will support adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders arising from long-term neurological conditions, providing specialist assessment and evidence-based treatment in outpatient clinics and domiciliary settings. You will offer expert training, guidance, and advice to colleagues, patients, and carers, ensuring knowledge of communication and swallowing disorders is disseminated throughout the team.

As a senior clinician, you will lead and supervise junior staff, participate in service evaluations and audits, and collaborate closely with the inpatient SLT service in Dudley to ensure seamless transitions of care. As an autonomous practitioner, you will manage a complex caseload, taking responsibility for assessments, interventions, and evaluating outcomes. This is your chance to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team, shape service development, and make a lasting impact through high-quality, patient-centred rehabilitation. Informal visits are warmly encouraged; come and meet our dedicated team and learn more about the service.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective and efficient speech and language therapy to a caseload of clients with neurological conditions, including those with complex needs, in a variety of settings.
• Conduct assessments and diagnoses, deliver therapy (group and/or individual as appropriate), plan therapy programmes, and manage discharge.
• Lead and supervise junior staff, contribute to service evaluations and audits, and collaborate with the inpatient SLT service in Dudley to ensure seamless transitions of care.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner, managing complex caseloads, evaluating outcomes, and providing specialist training and guidance to colleagues, patients, and carers.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience as a Speech and Language Therapist with the ability to lead and supervise others.
• Ability to contribute to service development, evaluations, and audits.
• Willingness to work across outpatient clinics and domiciliary settings as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication skills and a patient-centred approach.

At the Dudley Group, our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world-class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace. As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high-quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise. As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve.

Development and Wellbeing

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.