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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Part- Rotational)

The closing date is 17 August 2025

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Job summary

Would you like to specialise but don't want to miss out on other opportunities? Would you like to build on varied experiences to become a well-rounded therapist? Our tertiary centre can offer the best of both worlds.

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist, which would be part rotational in nature, to join our supportive, innovative and forward-thinking SLT team at QEHB.

As a rotational Band 6, you would benefit from static days within the medicine or Health Care of Older People team and the rotational element across many specialities including stroke, voice, surgery, critical care, head and neck cancer and respiratory care.

We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure Innovation, participation in research and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged. We have well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy, FEES and SVR services so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.

The team offers:

* A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support

* A wide range of opportunities for career development including research

* Access to videofluoroscopy, FEES, SVR and specialist voice clinics

* Opportunities to develop your strategic and leadership skills

* Modern facilities with good transport links

Main duties of the job

This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate would be part of the Medicine or Health Care of Older People team and benefit from 9 month rotations for the remainder of their working week.

Rotational specialities include: Stroke, Head & Neck Cancer, Voice, Outpatients, Respiratory Support Unit, Critical Care and Specialist Surgery.

The role is largely based on acute wards with opportunities for outpatient work through some of the rotations. We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts so being a team player is essential. Each team has a team leader, peer specialist SLTs, NQP SLTs and SLTAs who are all supported by Clinical Leads, a Professional Lead and a Consultant SLT.

We would welcome a candidate who is has experience working with patients in the specialist areas but our supportive team will be willing to support your development.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

* assessing and managing patients with swallowing and communication disorders

* service development and audit

* training of junior colleagues and students

* working towards utilising specialist assessments such e.g. FEES, tracheostomy

* working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment

We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Molly Metcalf

(Inpatient clinical Lead) via Molly.metcalf@uhb.nhs.uk or 0121 371 3483.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1095233

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Professional knowledge acquired at degree level in Speech and language therapy
  • *Postgraduate training/short courses relevant to working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing difficulties.
  • *Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
  • *Current registration with HCPC.
  • *Completed RCSLT Level C/ EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
  • *Completed RCSLT NQP competencies.
  • *Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • *Advanced competencies such as tracheostomy, FEES or video fluoroscopy.

Experience

Essential

  • *Experience of working within an adult inpatient setting.
  • *Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload.
  • *Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • *Experience working with the speciality caseload.
  • *Experience of holding own clinical caseload.

Desirable

  • *Membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).
  • *Experience supervising or training junior colleagues.
  • *Experience of working within the NHS.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Keen to embrace change and work flexibly to support the patient caseload and wider team.
  • *Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).

Desirable

  • *Ability to communicate in more than one language (e.g. bilingual)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Professional knowledge acquired at degree level in Speech and language therapy
  • *Postgraduate training/short courses relevant to working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing difficulties.
  • *Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
  • *Current registration with HCPC.
  • *Completed RCSLT Level C/ EDS Level 5 dysphagia competencies (or above).
  • *Completed RCSLT NQP competencies.
  • *Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • *Advanced competencies such as tracheostomy, FEES or video fluoroscopy.

Experience

Essential

  • *Experience of working within an adult inpatient setting.
  • *Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload.
  • *Experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • *Experience working with the speciality caseload.
  • *Experience of holding own clinical caseload.

Desirable

  • *Membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).
  • *Experience supervising or training junior colleagues.
  • *Experience of working within the NHS.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Keen to embrace change and work flexibly to support the patient caseload and wider team.
  • *Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).

Desirable

  • *Ability to communicate in more than one language (e.g. bilingual)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Molly Metcalf

molly.metcalf@uhb.nhs.uk

01213713804

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1095233

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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