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Senior Speech & Language Therapist- Community Neuro

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Dudley, England
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata Per Annum
Profession
Speech and Language Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
12 Nov 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
29 Oct 2025

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Job overview

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’ll 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.

Please note: the advert may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

📹 Watch our video to learn more about the role and the team: Dudley Rehab Service

Main duties of the job

To provide an effective and efficient speech and language therapy service to a caseload of clients who have a neurological condition, including those with complex needs in a variety of settings.  Duties will include assessment, diagnosis, therapy (both group and/or individual as appropriate), planning therapy programmes and discharge of patients

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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This advert is for Senior Speech & Language Therapist- Community Neuro with The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust in Dudley, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Nov 2025.

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