Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist for a 12-month fixed term position. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across various specialties while being part of a supportive team. The successful candidate will assess and manage patients, contribute to service development, and train junior staff. The position encourages professional growth and offers modern facilities with good transport links.

Benefits

Full induction programme

Robust supervision

Career development opportunities

Access to specialist clinics

Modern facilities

Qualifications

• Experience of working within an adult inpatient setting.
• Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload.
• Experience of holding own clinical caseload.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and managing patients with swallowing and communication disorders.
• Service development and audit.
• Training of junior colleagues and students.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

Current registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 27 May 2025

Would you like to specialise but don't want to miss out on other opportunities? Would you like to build on varied experiences to become a well rounded therapist? Our tertiary centre can offer the best of both worlds. Our supportive, innovative and forward-thinking SLT team at QEHB has the opportunity to welcome a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist which is partially rotational in nature. The static element of this post is within the Healthcare for Older People (HCOP) team with the remaining element being rotational across specialities. This is a 12 month fixed term post.

We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure. Innovation, participation in research and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged. We have well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy, FEES and SVR services so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.

The team offers:

*A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support

*A wide range of opportunities for career development including research

*Access to videofluoroscopy, FEES, SVR and specialist voice clinics

*Opportunities to develop your strategic and leadership skills

*Modern facilities with good transport links

Main duties of the job

This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate would be part of the Healthcare for Older People's Team and benefit from 9 month rotations for the remainder of their working week. Rotational specialities include: Stroke, Head & Neck Cancer, Voice, Respiratory Support Unit, ITU, Outpatients, Medicine, and Specialist Surgery. The role is largely based on acute wards with opportunities for outpatient work through some of the rotations.

We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts so being a team player is essential. Each team has a team leader, peer specialist SLTs, NQP SLTs and SLTAs who are all supported by Clinical Leads, a Professional Lead and a Consultant SLT. We would welcome a candidate who is has experience working with patients in the specialist areas but our supportive team will be willing to support your development.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

*assessing and managing patients with swallowing and communication disorders

*service development and audit

*training of junior colleagues and students

*working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment

We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Molly Metcalf (Clinical Lead SLT) via [e-mail] or 0121 371 3483.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
• Current registration with HCPC.
• Advanced competencies such as SVR, tracheostomy, FEES or videofluoroscopy.

Experience

• Experience of working within an adult inpatient setting.
• Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload.
• Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and management of dysphagia, dysarthria, dyspraxia, dysphonia, and dysphasia.
• Experience working with the speciality caseload.
• Experience of holding own clinical caseload.
• Membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).
• Experience supervising or training junior colleagues.
• Experience of working within the NHS.

Additional Criteria

• Keen to embrace change and work flexibly to support the patient caseload and wider team.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Ability to use required IT systems effectively.
• Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
• Ability to communicate in more than one language (e.g. bilingual)

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust