Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a full-time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join an experienced team. The role involves assessing and supporting clients with complex communication and mental health needs in a securely managed environment. The ideal candidate must have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be HCPC registered. Competitive salary of £38,682 to £46,580 annually, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Flexible working requests

Supportive probation period

Qualifications

• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Demonstrates clear clinical reasoning based on evidence‑based practice.
• Some clinical experience of working with clients who present with a complex mental health need.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and therapy for clients with communication and mental health needs.
• Plan and implement therapy programmes.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary clinical reviews.

Skills

Assessment and intervention skills

Complex communication needs knowledge

Effective communication

Empathy

Time management

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC Registration

Dysphagia qualification

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 08 January 2026

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Tamarind Centre - Birmingham

Permanent Band 6 post

Flexible working requests considered up to 37.5 hours

CPD opportunities to support you in your role

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent full time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join a small, experienced team of Speech and Language Therapists working with clients who present with a presentation of complex mental health and communication needs.

This post would suit an applicant with a desire to work in a dynamic environment and has a desire to make a difference to the lives of service users who present with a complex mental health needs and associated communication needs.

The role will cover a caseload consisting of adults who present with a mental health and communication need who reside at The Tamarind Centre, Birmingham B9 5PU. The Tamarind Centre provides a secure forensic service for men in Birmingham. The role may also include the opportunity to work across other secure hospitals in the Birmingham area.

Working autonomously the successful candidate will work on their own initiative, demonstrate a range of skills including effective communication with both clients and the wider staff team, express empathy, self‑awareness, and crucial self‑reflection skills and resilience. In addition, you will need to have good organisation and time management skills.

Main duties of the job

The role will be varied and include assessment, planning and implementing evidence‑based practice, reviewing and evaluating therapy using therapy outcome measures, providing advice to other professionals regarding the management of clients with communication needs, modifying materials, attending and contributing to clinical team meetings, report writing and completing administrative tasks relevant to the role.

As a member of the multidisciplinary team, you will work collaboratively alongside colleagues from Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Medical and Education services.

A wide range of training opportunities relevant to the role will be provided ensuring the successful candidate has the relevant skills to work within a mental health setting.

The successful candidate will initially enter a supportive probation period of six months.

The post holder must have a Speech and Language degree qualification and be registered with the HCPC. Membership to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is desirable.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

To provide an effective and efficient speech and language therapy service to service users within the care of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust with communication and/or swallowing difficulties. You will manage a caseload which consists of a variety of communication needs. Service users may have multiple needs with a combination of communication and mental health or neurodiverse condition.

Duties will include assessment, diagnosis, therapy (both group and/or individual as appropriate), planning therapy programmes, contribution to multi-disciplinary clinical reviews and discharge of clients.

Person Specification

Required experience and qualifications:

• A recognised professional degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Knowledge and skill in providing SLT assessment and intervention relevant to the service users
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant SLT diagnostics, theoretical models, and approaches relevant to service users.
• Demonstrates clear clinical reasoning based on evidence‑based practice.
• Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group
• Ability to communicate complex, sensitive and emotional information using a variety of modes of communication, being able to adapt methods/style/approach as appropriate, overcoming barriers to understanding
• Awareness of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and service user’s safety and service user’s experience
• Dysphagia qualification
• Some knowledge of presentation of communication needs associated to the client group
• Some clinical experience of working with clients who present with a complex mental health need.
• Experience of working in a dynamic working environment

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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata