Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Permanent Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join their integrated team. This role involves managing a caseload, focusing on communication and dysphagia, while receiving support from experienced clinicians. The ideal candidate is motivated to enhance the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and is committed to their professional development. This position offers the chance to work in a collaborative environment aimed at delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm and motivation to improve lives of people with learning disabilities.
• Commitment to professional development and clinical supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload, including communication and dysphagia.
• Contribute to service development within multidisciplinary team.
• Receive support and guidance from senior clinicians.

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join us working within an integrated citywide team delivering care to People with Learning Disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload, including communication and dysphagia, with the support and guidance of senior clinicians.
• Operate in a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach to meet patients’ needs and contribute to service development.
• Be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team based within our Community Hubs. Clinical support and supervision will be available from within the Speech and Language Therapy Team. The post holder will also receive managerial supervision and support from within the multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications and Development

Previous experience in learning disabilities is not essential as professional development and clinical supervision are given high priority.

How to Apply / Contact

If you are enthusiastic and motivated to make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability and their carers we would welcome your application. For further information/informal discussion please contact:

Be Part of Our Team

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people\'s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Important

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification document

Please see the attached supporting document.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025