Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Birmingham Community Health Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to assess, diagnose and intervene for children with complex needs within a multi-disciplinary team. You will support junior staff and students, manage a varied caseload, and deliver training to colleagues as required.

Role involves working across Birmingham including child development centres and schools, with some virtual assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience with standardised assessments for children.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist speech and language therapy assessments, diagnoses and interventions.
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload with individual and group sessions.
• Collaborate with families, schools and partner agencies to achieve outcomes.
• Provide clinical advice and second opinions to colleagues.

Skills

SLT qualification

Autism assessment

Caseload management

Children and SEND

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication differences in a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be utilise your existing experience in a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.,

• Deliver highly specialist speech and language therapy assessments, diagnosis and interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload, providing both individual and group interventions.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, nurseries, local authority services and multidisciplinary professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Provide specialist clinical advice, consultation and second opinions to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Supervise and support therapy assistants, students and other staff as required.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, quality improvement and outcome measurement activities.
• Deliver training to colleagues, carers and other professionals within specialist areas of practice.
• Support waiting list management, triage processes and equitable service delivery across the city as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, reports and statistical information in line with professional and Trust standards.

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.

Be Part of Our Team… Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands. If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.