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Job Detail
We are looking for an experienced Adult Speech and Language Therapist to help us grow our adult provision at Magic Words Therapy.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine clinical practice with genuine service development and leadership. Initially, the role will be split across 2.5 days per week, with one day, generally remote, for developing the adult service and 1.5 days of clinical work.
The successful candidate will help to further shape our adult pathways, processes and clinical governance, build relationships with external organisations and referrers, and support the development of adult knowledge and competencies across our existing team.
We expect the position to grow alongside the service. As we recruit additional adult and mixed-caseload therapists, there will be increasing opportunities for the Adult Service Lead to provide clinical leadership, supervision and team management.
Contract type: Permanent, part-time, year-round contract
Hours: 2.5 days per week / 0.5 FTE
Working Pattern: 1 protected remote service-development day and 1.5 clinical days per week
Location: Clinical work will primarily be based across Milton Keynes, Northampton and surrounding areas, with occasional planned travel to other Magic Words locations, including St Albans and Cambridge.
Essential: Qualified Speech and Language Therapist with current HCPC registration and significant post-qualification experience supporting adults. Applicants should have specialist adult clinical knowledge, experience managing an adult caseload autonomously and a strong understanding of clinical governance and professional standards. The role requires travel between clinics and external settings.
Salary: £45,450 FTE entry salary, dependent on relevant experience. £22,725 per annum at 0.5 FTE.
Annual Leave: 12.5 days per annum.
Job start date: Ideally January 2027, subject to the successful candidate's notice period and availability.
About the role:
The Adult Service Lead will combine direct clinical work with strategic time to develop our adult service.
The service-development element will include:
reviewing and refining adult clinical pathways, policies and processes;
supporting strong clinical governance;
understanding existing adult skills and competencies within the Magic Words team;
identifying CPD and workforce-development needs;
developing relationships with relevant settings, organisations and referrers;
supporting the growth and visibility of our adult service; and
helping to shape future recruitment and development of the adult team.
Clinical work will include assessment and intervention with adult clients across clinics and external settings within the postholder's areas of competence.
Magic Words prides itself on supporting our team to work efficiently in order to provide high quality, affordable support for as many families and settings as possible.
In a 7.5-hour working day, we typically expect 4 hours of therapeutic/invoiced activity. This may include direct therapy, supervision, report writing, EHCP annual reviews and other invoiced therapist activity. Clinical governance, liaison, preparation, administration and travel where required will sit within the remaining 3.5 hours in the day.
Supporting our therapists to develop efficient, sustainable ways of working is a normal part of supervision and career development at Magic Words.
Please also note: As a private Speech and Language Therapy provider, we ask that our therapists focus their private SLT practice exclusively through Magic Words during their employment with us. This means that additional paid private SLT work, whether independently or through another private provider, would not form part of the employment arrangements.
We're always happy to chat about our approach to external work and answer any questions during the recruitment process.
Job Description & Person Specification
You can find more details about our roles in our Job Description document, and the types of people we are looking for in the Person Specification.
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.
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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.
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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.
