Speech and Language Therapists

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; Black Lake; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the Black Country is seeking a Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join their rotational structure. The role involves working with adults across various clinical settings, providing high-quality care for communication and swallowing disorders. The successful candidate will join a committed team, participate in multidisciplinary work, and have access to excellent supervision and support. This is an opportunity to grow and develop in a supportive environment focused on quality improvement.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Support for quality improvement initiatives

Opportunity for professional development

Qualifications

• Essential experience working with adult patients with communication, voice, and swallowing disorders.
• Foundational knowledge required from undergraduate studies.
• Strong commitment to integrated working and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Participate in 7-day services and provide patient care.
• Work in various clinical settings across multiple sites.
• Engage with multidisciplinary teams for integrated patient care.

Skills

Experience with adult caseloads

Knowledge of communication disorders

Teamwork in multidisciplinary settings

Commitment to quality improvement

Education

Undergraduate degree in relevant field

Job description

Background

Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for details regarding the main roles and responsibilities of this post.

The trust provides a range of 7-day services, involving our Speech and Language Therapists. Post-holders will be required to participate in these services when an appropriate level of clinical competence has been achieved.

Multi-site working

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and, as such, will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on‑boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.

Qualifications

Experience working with an adult caseload and robust undergraduate knowledge and experience with a range of acquired communication, voice and swallowing disorders will be essential. A successful candidate will be joining an SLT team with a strong commitment to integrated working and quality improvement. There will be excellent support as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and integrate into a variety of specialist multi‑disciplinary teams across a range of clinical settings.

About the Trust

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're "with you all the way" we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Rotational Structure

Are you looking to grow your foundation skills working with adults across a range of settings and specialties?

At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, the Speech and Language Therapy Service is excited to recruit an additional band 5 therapist into our rotational structure in order to support us to continue our delivery of high quality patient care.

In our team, we focus on:

• Setting our goals around what matters to the patient
• Identifying vulnerable patients early on for intervention
• Being visible and integrated within our MDTs

Our core band 5 rotations are each 6 months long and focus on:

• Hospital inpatients and ENT voice outpatients
• Stroke rehabilitation pathway (HASU to ICSS)
• Community care homes