Lead SLT — AAC Expert for Complex Cases (Band 8a)

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Speech and Language Therapist with strong AAC leadership to head the ACT team. The role covers significant complex caseloads and includes supervision, objectives, and performance monitoring within the West Midlands region.

The post requires a car driver for regional travel, and the successful candidate will contribute to service improvement and national AAC initiatives while guiding other professionals in a complex care setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive postgraduate SLT experience in AAC.
• Experience leading SLT teams with complex caseloads.
• Willingness to travel across the West Midlands region; car driver essential.
• UK registration with HCPC and RCST is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership in AAC across the West Midlands.
• Deliver evidence-based SLT services within ACT with supervision and appraisals.
• Lead service improvement projects and contribute to national AAC initiatives.
• Provide expert advice to SLTs and other professionals.

Skills

AAC leadership

Team leadership

Travel across region

Communication with professionals

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registration

RCST registration

CPD in AAC

Job description

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Speech and Language Therapist with strong AAC leadership to head the ACT team. The role covers significant complex caseloads and includes supervision, objectives, and performance monitoring within the West Midlands region.

The post requires a car driver for regional travel, and the successful candidate will contribute to service improvement and national AAC initiatives while guiding other professionals in a complex care setting.