Iris Care Group

Speech and Language Therapist
Job summary
Are you an experienced Speech and Language Therapist ready to take the next step into a clinical leadership role?

Iris Care Group is looking for a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, Band 7 to join our multidisciplinary team at Beechwood College in Sully.

Beechwood College is a specialist further education college supporting young people aged 17 to 25 with Additional Learning Needs and complex communication needs. We provide an integrated approach to education, therapy and residential support, helping our students develop their communication, independence and ability to participate meaningfully in everyday life.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to combine specialist clinical practice with professional leadership, shaping communication provision across the College and supporting the continued development of our Speech and Language Therapy service.

Main duties of the job
As Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide clinical and professional leadership for Speech and Language Therapy across Beechwood College.
You will:

• Provide specialist assessment and evidence-based intervention for students with complex speech, language and communication needs.
• Independently manage and oversee complex clinical caseloads.
• Lead the development of a whole-college communication approach, ensuring communication strategies are embedded across education, therapy and residential teams.
• Support the effective use of AAC, visual communication approaches, social communication strategies and environmental adaptations.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support students to access learning, develop independence and participate fully in College life.
• Contribute to new student assessments, transitions and discharge planning.
• Provide clinical supervision, coaching and development to other staff.
• Maintain oversight of caseloads, clinical priorities and the safe allocation of SALT resources.
• Lead clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development.
• Contribute to clinical governance, policy development, risk management and evidence-based practice.
• Where appropriately trained and competent, support the assessment and management of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
• Work closely with education, residential, clinical and external professionals to provide coordinated support for students.

About us
At Iris Care Group, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred services that enable the people we support to achieve their potential.

At Beechwood College you will work as part of an established multidisciplinary team, with the opportunity to influence how communication support is delivered across the entire student journey.

This is more than a caseload-based SALT position. We are looking for someone who can provide clinical leadership, develop others and champion communication across the College, while remaining actively involved in specialist clinical practice.

Details

• Date posted: 10 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: Depending on experience. Band 7 dependent on experience
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: E0148-26-0030
• Job locations: Beechwood College, Beechwood House, Hayes Road, Sully, Barry, South Glamorgan, CF64 5SL, United Kingdom

Job description
Beechwood College is an Additional Learning Needs and Specialist Educational Needs college, providing education and residential support for young people between the ages of 17 to 25. The Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist (SALT) will provide clinical and professional leadership and oversight of communication provision across Beechwood College, ensuring that communication is embedded within all aspects of education, care and daily living. The role will enhance student outcomes through advanced clinical expertise, staff development, quality assurance, multidisciplinary collaboration and the implementation of a whole-college communication approach, enabling students with complex needs to access learning, develop independence and achieve their full potential.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered to practice with HCPC.
• Masters in relevant area or working towards or evidence of MSc level work and/ or willingness to pursue MSc level work if successful in post
• Relevant post registration specialist training

Desirable

• Experience within a specialist education or residential setting
• Post-registration dysphagia training and demonstrable competency in the assessment and management of eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Iris Care Group
Address: Beechwood College, Beechwood House, Hayes Road, Sully, Barry, South Glamorgan, CF64 5SL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.iriscaregroup.co.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ceri Ashdown, ceri.ashdown@iriscaregroup.co.uk

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