Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist- Looked After Children

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health services provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join their Autism Assessment Team. The role focuses on delivering services to neurodiverse children and young people, ensuring they receive quality assessments and care. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic and committed to improving lives in a multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

Relocation expenses reimbursement up to £8,000

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and creative in service delivery.
• Commitment to improving lives of neurodiverse children.
• Ability to contribute to development of care planning and intervention.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the ongoing development of the team.
• Ensure young people have access to timely assessments.
• Work alongside multi-disciplinary colleagues.

Job description

Overview

Be part of the movement to improve and deliver neurodevelopmental and mental health services for young people in the city of Birmingham. We have an opportunity for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Forward Thinking Birmingham in our Autism Assessment Team. We are keen to hear from speech and language therapists who are enthusiastic and creative in their approach to service delivery and committed to improving the lives of neurodiverse children and young people. There is a commitment in Birmingham to enhance service provision for this complex population, and we are excited to hear from people who want to join us on the journey to improve services.

Responsibilities

The post holder will be able to contribute to the ongoing development of the team that will ensure all young people accessing mental health services have access to a timely, evidence‑based assessment, as well as inform post diagnostic input to ensure young people’s experience is high quality and appropriate to guide their care going forwards. The post holder will have the opportunity to work alongside multi‑disciplinary colleagues in mental health teams offering specialist consultation and advice to inform care planning and intervention for neurodiverse young people.

Working for our organisation

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 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.

The Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre‑employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust's induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e‑learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9‑14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non‑UK / Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.

Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.