Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist (Development Post)

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is looking for a Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist to support stroke services. This role offers a development opportunity to progress into a Band 7 position while working within a supportive therapy team. Candidates will be involved in leading the therapy service and participating in clinical clinics. The position offers various training opportunities and requires flexibility in working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Speech and Language Therapy service for stroke patients.
• Providing specialist clinical input within communication and dysphagia.
• Participating in the weekend service for inpatients.

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist (Development Post)

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Band 6/7 Stroke Speech and Language Therapist -- development opportunity Permanent post 37.5 hrs a week.

Are you an experienced Band 6 SLT looking to take that next step into a Band 7 post, looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your clinical experience and leadership skills within stroke therapy?

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the development of a band 7 post for a SLT to join our large, friendly and innovative therapy team supporting the stroke services at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. This role provides an exciting opportunity to progress and expand your skills over a 6–12‑month development programme.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be working closely with the existing therapy leads and therapists within stroke, leading the Speech and Language Therapy service at both Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital providing specialist clinical input within the field of communication and dysphagia. There is a robust MDT within the stroke services and strong links with the community Stroke ESD teams.

This is an ideal opportunity if you have a clinical interest in stroke alongside a strong motivation to develop skills and expertise and provided patient centred, evidence‑based therapy within stroke services.

You will be welcomed into a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics with opportunities to further enhance and develop your existing specialist skills.

This post includes participation in the weekend service for inpatients across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals.

We are open to discuss flexible working arrangements as suited to the post.

We'd love to hear from you for an informal chat or visit to the department. For any further information, please contact:

Asfa Bashir – Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

0121 424 0432

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

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Experience

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Additional Criteria

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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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust