Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for the Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across Birmingham. The role involves assessing and supporting children with social communication difficulties and complex needs, working in a multidisciplinary environment, with opportunities for flexible working and professional development.

You will provide holistic, client-centered care, use a range of standardised assessments, and

Qualifications

• Experience with assessing and supporting children with social communication and complex needs.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and supervise junior staff.
• Proficiency with standardised assessments and experience in Autism assessment.

Responsibilities

• Offer, evaluate and develop assessments and support for children in a MDT.
• Support and supervise more junior team members and students.
• Use standardised assessments and contribute to clinical supervision.

Skills

Holistic, client-centred practice

IT skills

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Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 7

Main area Speech and Language Therapist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 820-8191732-CF

Site Citywide Town Birmingham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

Are you an innovative Speech and Language Therapist, excited about a new way of working within the NHS? Or interested in Neurodevelopmental Conditions and looking for a new challenge?

• Are you passionate about working with children?
• Do you enjoy the prospect of working in a specialised environment?
• Do you want the opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive Multidisciplinary Team?
• Do you want to work in a vibrant city with a range of multicultural communities and be part of an inclusive Trust which is keen to reduce health inequalities?

If you are looking for an exciting role, we want to meet you!

Come and join us to work within a fast developing, dynamic and pioneering Neurodevelopmental (ND) Team across the city of Birmingham, working alongside a range of professionals, including children’s therapy, clinical psychology and medical colleagues, education and local authority partners.

We are looking for highly motivated and committed therapist with skills in holistic, client-centred practice, for a post at Band 7.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication difficulties and profound and multiple difficulties in a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be trained to use a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families, and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes. You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually. To make effective use of our mobile working technology and IT systems, you will also have good IT skills. We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on Clinical Supervision and CPD to support your development. We have robust supervision arrangements through our team of Senior Therapists and AHP Leads.

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