Lead Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

At Active Neuro, were transforming neurorehabilitation in the UK and were looking for an exceptional Lead Speech and Language Therapist to help drive that change. Based at Hunters Moor in Birmingham, you'll take a leading role in a collaborative, highly specialist team dedicated to helping people rebuild their communication, swallowing, and cognitive-communication skills following brain injury or neurological illness.

This is more than a job - it's an opportunity to lead, influence and innovate in an environment where every interaction matters, your expertise shapes service delivery, and you directly impact patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

About Active Neuro

At Active Neuro, we bring together:

Specialist clinical expertise across a highly skilled multidisciplinary team

Cutting-edge rehabilitation technology that supports data-driven therapy

A 24/7 therapeutic approach, ensuring every moment supports recovery

Our clients include individuals with acquired and traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex neurological conditions. We deliver seamless rehabilitation journeys from pre-admission planning to inpatient treatment, through to supported community reintegration.

As Lead SLT, you'll play a vital part in shaping our SLT service, mentoring colleagues, driving innovation in practice, and ensuring excellence across all areas of care.

We're raising the standard for rehabilitation outcomes, client experience, and professional collaboration. Step into a leadership role where your skills will make the biggest difference apply today.

Please note - this advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

About us

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

Details

• Date posted: 08 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £52,051 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 010945
• Job locations: Hunters Moor Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 8SR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The Role:

Our standard working hours are 37.5 per week, typically worked Monday to Friday. As the service continues to develop, there will be an expectation to transition to a 7-day working model.

We recognise the importance of maintaining a healthy work–life balance, so if you require flexibility to suit your personal or professional commitments, we encourage an open conversation—we’ll always aim to accommodate individual needs wherever possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver highly specialist SLT assessment and intervention for clients with complex physical, cognitive, communication and behavioural difficulties following neurological injury or illness
• Lead on the development and delivery of evidence-based therapy programmes, working collaboratively with the wider MDT to achieve the best outcomes for patients
• Independently plan, deliver and evaluate communication therapy groups, ensuring practice is innovative and patient-centred
• Uphold and model the highest standards of clinical care, ensuring practice reflects current national guidance and best practice
• Take responsibility as Key Worker where appropriate, driving joined-up goal-setting, therapy planning and discharge coordination
• Provide professional leadership, supervision and mentorship to junior SLTs and assistants, supporting their clinical development in line with ACG policy
• Take an active role in the induction, education and training of interdisciplinary team members
• Ensure compliance with professional codes of practice, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to service development, policy implementation and quality improvement initiatives within SLT and across the wider therapy service
• Take responsibility for safeguarding within your practice — ensuring people are protected from harm, empowered to have a voice, and that their human rights are always upheld

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub 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