Job Detail
Contract type: Full time / Part time
Location: Based in our clinics and schools services in the above area.
Essential: RCSLT and HCPC registered; fully qualified Speech & Language Therapist. Experience and passion for supporting children and young people with a broad range of communication needs. Fully licensed car driver with access to a car as this role will require some travel within reasonable distances for outreach appointments and settings.
Salary: £30,327 to £45,450 p/a (including 15% London weighting) dependent on level of experience. This includes 11.5 weeks per year of paid annual leave and other benefits.
Job start date: October 2026-January 2027
Please note: we are a predominantly paediatric service with a well‑established, diverse children’s caseload. Our adult provision is growing and developing. Applicants interested in a mixed post should be aware that the caseload is currently weighted towards paediatrics, with some adult work.

Job Description
This job description applies to any of our Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) roles, including:

• Pure paediatric / pure adult / mixed paediatric and adult roles.
• Level 1 / level 2 / level 3 speech and language therapist roles.
• Roles with a pure communication caseload / pure dysphagia caseload / mixed communication and dysphagia caseload.

Job Title: Level 1, 2 or 3 Speech and Language Therapist (Corresponding to NHS bands 5, 6 and 7).
Location: One of our Magic Words clinics and settings in the surrounding area.
Reporting to: Relevant line manager; a level 3b Service Lead / Director.
Responsible to: Magic Words Directors.
Levels:
Level 1 SaLT: A newly or recently qualified, HCPC and RCSLT registered speech and language therapist.
Level 2 SaLT: A qualified, experienced, HCPC and RCSLT registered speech and language therapist with developing specialist or specialist skills (including specialist generalist).
Level 3 SaLT: An experienced, HCPC and RCSLT registered speech and language therapist with specialist skills in a specific or multiple clinical area(s) along with well-developed general clinical skills.
Job Purpose

• Make independent decisions about caseload management.
• Gain extensive clinical experience and expertise to improve and develop skills through training, support and study.
• Take students on placements for clinical teaching and supervision, with support, once having completed basic RCSLT competencies. Level 1 SaLTs who have completed their competencies can take on students with support from more senior therapists. Level 2 and 3 SaLTs can take on students independently.
• Be responsible for the supervision of junior SaLTs, unqualified staff and volunteers (level 2 and 3 SaLTs only).

Duties & Responsibilities

• To work collaboratively and liaise with a wide range of professions across a variety of locations and agencies.
• To attend and report to case conferences/review meetings, etc. for clients on the caseload, agreeing and negotiating management.
• To provide speech, language and communication or dysphagia training to internal and external settings.
• To use empathy and good interpersonal skills to listen to and counsel clients and carers.
• To use negotiation skills to manage conflict.
• To attend and participate in professional meetings and other relevant meetings.
• To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff.
• To convey complex information clearly to clients, carers and other professionals both in verbal and written form.
• To provide specialist input to the Multidisciplinary Team at a range of client settings.
• To write and deliver training packages for SaLT and other professionals. (Level 2/3 SaLTs only)
• To meet with the Management Team to input into service policy design. (Level 3 SaLTs only)
• To make independent decisions about caseload management.
• To assess, develop and implement speech and language therapy treatment and discharge as appropriate.
• To make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from assessment and design appropriate treatment based on analysis of profile of need.
• To use skills to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management for complex clinical issues.
• To use clinical skills to generate written reports.
• To provide appropriate intervention and evaluate outcomes / provide advice to others regarding management and care of clients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• To demonstrate good keyboard skills.
• To contribute to clinical teams, demonstrate a developing knowledge underpinned by current evidence-based practice and seek supervision from an appropriate specialist when need arises.
• To be aware of and adhere to the company health and safety requirements.
• Participation in the company incident reporting and risk management procedures.
• To use specialist knowledge to inform service and policy developments as appropriate and to implement policy within own specialist area.
• To demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to, RCSLT Professional, Clinical and National/Local Clinical Guidelines.
• To participate in the development of local clinical guidelines informed by evidence of clinical specialism.
• To develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures/statutory requirements including: Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, SEN procedures, and other legal frameworks.
• To monitor stock levels in own service area and request new equipment as appropriate.
• Does not hold budgetary responsibility but is aware of the need to plan non-pay expenditure.
• To work independently accessing appraisal within an Individual Performance Framework at pre-determined intervals ensuring that the objectives set include specific objectives relating to working with children, young people and/or adults, including those with hearing impairment.
• To attend relevant training (course, meetings and special interest groups) in order to maintain and develop skills and knowledge required of a specialist therapist working in this field. To keep up to date with new techniques and developments for the promotion and maintenance of good speech and language therapy practice in paediatrics and/or adults and maintain up to date HPC and RCSLT registration.
• To actively participate in reflective clinical supervision with peers/clinical supervisor in order to develop and enhance practice.
• To supervise the work of unqualified staff and volunteers.
• To participate in the development and delivery of specialist training (formal and informal) to others in area of communication and/or swallowing disorders of children and/or adults, with and without support and reflect on and evaluate training provided.

Additional Information

• Working with small children - frequent requirement for sitting on child sized chairs or on the floor in restricted positions.
• Working with saliva - you may be exposed to the saliva and body fluids of children and/or adults you are working with.
• To apply skills in handling clients with disabilities with support.
• To transport speech and language therapy equipment to a variety of locations.
• To maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient management for prolonged periods. In particular, to monitor auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of client's communication, adapting and facilitating according to perceived client needs, including cultural and linguistic differences.
• To be flexible to the demands of the environment including unpredictable work patterns, deadlines and frequent interruptions.
• To maintain sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of children, young people and/or adults and their carers, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature and implications of their difficulties.
• To form productive relationships with others who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• To deal appropriately with unpleasant conditions related to client contact as they arise: for example, exposure to body fluids, infectious conditions, head lice encountered on a regular basis.
• Occasional lone working.
• Frequent requirement to drive between locations.
• Possible exposure to verbal or physical aggression.

Confidentiality: The post holder will be required to maintain complete confidentiality as a condition of employment. Information relating to clients, other members of staff or which is acquired for the purposes of employment may only be disclosed with the express permission of the appropriate manager.

Culture & Benefits
We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment to those wishing to dedicate their time and energy to making a difference to the lives of people with speech, language and communication difficulties and differences. Our valued team members are able to achieve significant professional advancement along with the fulfilment of helping individuals unlock their full potential through truly transformative Speech and Language Therapy.

Purpose & Values
We believe that everyone should have a voice and that being able to communicate your needs, dreams and ideas is fundamental. Magic Words provides transformative therapy and support to enable people with speech, language and communication difficulty and difference to connect and thrive.

Safer Recruitment
At Magic Words Therapy, we are committed to safer recruitment. This means that all successful applicants must undergo Enhanced with Barred List DBS checks (for both SaLTs and SaLTAPs) or standard DBS checks (for non-clinical staff with client contact) as well as checks on qualifications, references and proof of identity.

How to Apply
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We endeavour to notify all applicants of the outcome of their application within 10 days. Please note that our team are on leave or work minimal hours during the school holidays meaning that applications made during these times may wait longer for a response.