Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6) to join our Neurodevelopmental Team across Birmingham. You will work with children with social communication difficulties and complex needs in a multidisciplinary setting.

You will provide assessment, support and training, contribute to pathway development, and mentor junior colleagues. Some assessments may be conducted virtually, with travel across city locations expected as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families in ND or SEND settings.
• Ability to use standardised assessments as part of MDT.
• Strong communication and teamworking skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and support children with social communication difficulties.
• Contribute to MDT case discussions and care planning.
• Offer supervision to junior staff and students.
• Deliver services across multiple locations, including some virtual assessments.

Skills

Holistic practice

Client-centred care

Autism assessment experience

Job description

Are you an innovative Speech and Language Therapist, excited about a new way of working within the NHS? Or interested in Neurodevelopmental Conditions and looking for a new challenge?

• Are you passionate about working with children?
• Do you enjoy the prospect of working in a specialised environment?
• Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
• Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce health inequalities?

If you are looking for an exciting role, we want to meet you!

Come and join us to work within a fast developing, dynamic and pioneering Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across the city of Birmingham, working alongside a range of professionals, including children’s therapy, clinical psychology and medical colleagues, education and local authority partners.

We are looking for highly motivated and committed therapists with skills in holistic, client-centred practice, for a post at Band 6.

The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication difficulties and profound and multiple difficulties in a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be trained to use a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes. You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Pountney Job title: Neurodevelopmental Pathway Clinical Specialist Email address: [e-mail]