Lead SLT – AAC & Complex Caseload (West Midlands)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead the ACT AAC service. The role includes clinical leadership, supervising a small SLT team, managing a complex paediatric and adult caseload, and contributing to service development across the West Midlands.

You will provide expert second opinions, lead audits and procedures, and ensure effective use of budgets for high-cost AAC devices while travelling regionally as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in speech and language therapy
• Evidence of recent CPD in the specialised area
• HCPC registration
• RCSLT registration

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in AAC across the West Midlands in line with NHS England service specification D01/S/b
• Manage a complex caseload, mainly children and some adults, including tertiary referrals and training for teams
• Supervise the SLT team day to day, including objective setting, performance monitoring, recruitment, appraisals and absence management
• Give expert second opinions to SLTs and other professionals within ACT, regionally and nationally
• Lead service improvement, research, audit and procedure development in AAC, including new ways of working with partners
• Deputise for the ACT service lead and sit on the ACT leadership team
• Support the appropriate use of the ACT budget and avoid waste on high-cost devices
• Recommend, set up and check safe use of electronic assistive technology and related equipment
• Carry out multi-disciplinary AAC assessments, including physical handling for positioning
• Manage the West Midlands telephone referral and advice line, triaging AAC and environmental control referrals
• Write complex, sensitive reports, including expert witness statements and tribunal reports
• Represent ACT on national AAC working parties and develop standard operating procedures and care pathways

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

AAC specialist

Team management

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

CPD in AAC

Job description

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead the ACT AAC service. The role includes clinical leadership, supervising a small SLT team, managing a complex paediatric and adult caseload, and contributing to service development across the West Midlands.

You will provide expert second opinions, lead audits and procedures, and ensure effective use of budgets for high-cost AAC devices while travelling regionally as needed.