Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Birmingham is looking for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their team. This permanent position offers flexible working arrangements, a dynamic environment, and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of service users with complex mental health and communication needs. You'll be responsible for assessment, planning, and implementing therapy while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team. CPD opportunities and a supervised probation period are included.

Benefits

CPD opportunities

Flexible working

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Must have a Speech and Language degree qualification.
• Registered with HCPC and membership to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is desirable.
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and on own initiative.
• Conduct assessment and implement evidence-based practice.
• Provide advice to professionals regarding client management.

Skills

Effective communication

Empathy

Time management

Organizational skills

Education

Speech and Language degree qualification

HCPC registration

Membership to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. The Tamarind Centre – Birmingham.

• Permanent Band 6 post
• Flexible working requests considered up to 37.5 hours
• No weekend working
• CPD opportunities to support you in your role

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

Responsibilities

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‑reflexion skills and resilience. In addition, you will need to have good organisation and time management skills.

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.

Qualifications

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.

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

Benefits

CPD opportunities and other training relevant to the role will be provided to ensure the successful candidate has the relevant skills work within a mental health setting.

Benefit of flexible working, supervised probation period, secure forensic setting, and supportive multidisciplinary team.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026.