Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a permanent full-time Speech and Language Therapist to join the acute SLT team at Good Hope Hospital. You will work on acute in-patient medical and elderly wards, focusing on dysphagia and communication, with cross-site coverage and weekend rotas.

The role involves supervising support staff, managing your caseload, and collaborating within multi-professional teams to improve patient care in an acute setting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care on acute in-patient general medical and elderly wards at the Good Hope Hospital sites.
• Assess and manage dysphagia and communication.
• Provide support to the off-site ward at the Norman Power centre.
• Manage and prioritise own caseload.
• Supervise and support therapy support workers or assistants.
• Work with other professionals across multi-professional teams.
• Take part in the weekend service and 7-day therapy rotas.
• Work cross-site if the service requires.

Skills

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Problem solving

Organised and adaptable

Education

Speech and language therapy degree or equivalent

Job description

Permanent full-time specialist post in the acute speech and language therapy team at Good Hope Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The core of the work is acute in-patient care on general medical and elderly wards, covering communication and dysphagia, with some support to an off-site ward at the Norman Power centre. It suits a developing specialist with an interest in acute care, and includes weekend and 7-day rota working and possible cross-site cover.

What the job involves

• Deliver clinical care on acute in-patient general medical and elderly wards at the Good Hope Hospital sites
• Assess and manage dysphagia and communication
• Provide support to the off-site ward at the Norman Power centre
• Manage and prioritise own caseload
• Supervise and support therapy support workers or assistants
• Work with other professionals across multi-professional teams
• Take part in the weekend service and 7-day therapy rotas
• Work cross-site if the service requires

What’s required

Qualifications

• Speech and language therapy degree or equivalent
• Completed RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Experience

• Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
• Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
• Experience supervising therapy support workers or assistants
• Experience teaching SLT students and mentoring junior staff
• Involvement in clinical governance or audit programmes

Skills & knowledge

• Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and interventions for the client group
• Understanding of other professionals' roles and experience of close multi-professional working
• Organised, flexible and adaptable, with clinical reasoning and problem solving
• Excellent communication skills
• Managing and prioritising own caseload
• Awareness of national drivers, policies and current research for the client group

Other

• Participation in 7-day therapy rotas and the weekend service, and working cross-site if required

Nice to have

• Leadership training
• Attendance at the Clinical Educators Course
• VF or FEES trained
• Experience teaching SLT students
• Experience mentoring or training junior staff
• Involvement in clinical governance or audit, and understanding of its principles
• Awareness of national drivers, policies and current research for the client group

What’s offered

• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Robust supervision and appraisal system
• Access to regular videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics
• Range of career opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements open for discussion