Band 6 Speech and Language therapist (12 month fixed term)

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join its acute therapy team on a fixed-term contract. This role involves working with in-patients, focusing on dysphagia and advanced communication management. Candidates should have relevant postgraduate experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a diverse environment. Opportunities for flexible working are available.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Access to specialist staff and clinics

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas.
• Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management.
• Experience of teaching SLT students.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical focus on acute in-patient care.
• Manage and prioritize own caseload.
• Participate in weekend service.

Skills

Advanced dysphagia assessment

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Problem-solving

Multi-professional teamwork

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent

Current registration with Health Professions Council

Registered Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 September 2025

An exciting new opportunity has arisen across our Birmingham Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital sites to appoint a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within our dynamic and experienced acute Speech and Language therapy team on a fixed term contract basis for 12 months.

This post will have a clinical focus on acute in-patient care across our general medical and elderly hospital wards on these hospital sites with some support also being provided to our off site ward at the Norman Power centre. This is an excellent opportunity for a developing specialist with a clinical interest in acute care who is further wanting to advance and develop their skill set.

Main duties of the job

You will be welcomed into a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics. The successful candidate will have suitable post graduate clinical experience, demonstrable interest in acute care, with competency in both communication and dysphagia management.

We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. This role can also lead to a range of career opportunities.

Applicants must be organised, flexible and adaptable and able to problem solve and apply clinical reasoning effectively. Applicants must also have good experience of close multi-professional working and must demonstrate excellent communication skills. You must be able to manage and prioritise your own caseload and have experience of supporting and supervising the work of therapy support workers/assistants.

Participation in our weekend service will also be required.

Full-time and part-time positions are available, and we\'re open to discuss flexible working arrangements.

For further information please contact:

Asfa Bashir -- Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

0121 424 0432

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

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
• Current registration with Health Professions Council
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Evidence of leadership training
• Attendance at Clinical Educators Course
• VF / FEES trained

Experience

• Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
• Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
• Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Experience of teaching SLT students
• Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
• Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
• Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
• Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit

Additional Criteria

• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude.
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
• Able to work cross site if the service requires
• Post holders will be required to participate in therapies 7 day working rotas.

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