Bank level 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway, focusing on autism assessments and a mix of school, clinic, child development centre, and family home settings. Some assessments may be conducted virtually.

The role requires HCPC registration, full RCSLT membership, and ongoing CPD to align with HCPC and RCSLT standards.

Qualifications

• First degree plus a postgraduate qualification relevant to speech and language therapy
• Full membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Recent CPD in ASD, ADHD, dysphagia, fluency or DLD

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people with a wide range of communication difficulties
• Manage a varied caseload across community locations, schools, clinics, child development centres and family homes
• Assess, diagnose and develop personalised therapy programmes, monitoring outcomes and adapting interventions
• Make autonomous clinical decisions within professional scope of practice
• Work collaboratively with families, education providers, health professionals and partner agencies
• Provide clinical support, supervision and guidance to junior colleagues, assistants, newly qualified practitioners and students
• Deliver therapy to individuals and groups in line with agreed care pathways and service standards
• Prepare detailed reports containing sensitive and complex clinical information
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in electronic patient record systems
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit, governance, pathway development and continuous improvement within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway
• Deliver training and share specialist knowledge with colleagues and partner organisations
• Maintain HCPC registration, CPD and evidence-based practice in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical leadership

Report writing

Safeguarding awareness

CPD

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor level with postgraduate SLT qualification

HCPC registration

RCSLT membership

Tools

HCPC licence to practise

Job description

A bank post in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working with children with social communication differences in a multidisciplinary team. The core of the work is assessing, diagnosing and treating children with communication difficulties, including complex presentations, and supervising junior staff and students. The role stands out for its autism assessment focus and its mix of schools, child development centres and family homes, with some assessments done virtually. HCPC registration and full RCSLT membership are required.

What the job involves

• Deliver specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people with a wide range of communication difficulties, including complex presentations
• Manage a varied caseload across community locations, schools, clinics, child development centres and family homes
• Assess, diagnose and develop personalised therapy programmes, monitoring outcomes and adapting interventions
• Make autonomous clinical decisions within professional scope of practice
• Work collaboratively with families, education providers, health professionals and partner agencies
• Provide clinical support, supervision and guidance to junior colleagues, assistants, newly qualified practitioners and students
• Deliver therapy to individuals and groups in line with agreed care pathways and service standards
• Prepare detailed reports containing sensitive and complex clinical information
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in electronic patient record systems
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit, governance, pathway development and continuous improvement within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway
• Deliver training and share specialist knowledge with colleagues and partner organisations
• Maintain HCPC registration, CPD and evidence-based practice in line with HCPC and RCSLT standards

What's required

Qualifications

• First degree plus a postgraduate qualification relevant to speech and language therapy
• Full membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Recent relevant CPD in a specialist area, such as ASD, ADHD, dysphagia, fluency or DLD

Registration & licences

• HCPC licence to practise

Experience

• Significant qualified experience of diagnostic assessment in ASD, fluency or DLD within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience working in pre-school multidisciplinary settings
• Significant experience of clinical support and supervision of less experienced SLTs and/or SLT assistants
• Significant experience managing a mixed, complex and diverse caseload across settings, including early years settings and clients' homes
• Significant multi-agency working with families and stakeholders in local authority and health settings
• Significant experience of augmentative communication, such as Makaton, symbols or communication aids

Skills & knowledge

• Use of the evidence base and specialist programmes of care, with knowledge of diverse needs and their effect on communication and swallowing
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills, with empathy, negotiation and emerging clinical leadership
• Clear report and record writing to a professional standard, IT skills, and balancing clinical risks
• Safeguarding awareness, and delivering effective training to other professionals

Checks & eligibility

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Other

• Able and willing to travel across the city and carry equipment safely between locations

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
• Trained in ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule)
• Relevant autism-specific training in assessment or intervention