Band 6/7 Speech and Language Therapist (Development Post)
The closing date is 04 November 2025
Job summary
Band 6/7 Stroke Speech and Language Therapist -- development opportunity Permanent post 37.5 hrs a week.
Are you an experienced Band 6 SLT looking to take that next step into a Band 7 post, looking for a new challenge whilst continuing to develop your clinical experience and leadership skills within stroke therapy?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the development of a band 7 post for a SLT to join our large, friendly and innovative therapy team supporting the stroke services at Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. This role provides an exciting opportunity to progress and expand your skills over a 6--12-month development programme.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would be working closely with the existing therapy leads and therapists within stroke, leading the Speech and Language Therapy service at both Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital providing specialist clinical input within the field of communication and dysphagia. There is a robust MDT within the stroke services and strong links with the community Stroke ESD teams.
This is an ideal opportunity if you have a clinical interest in stroke alongside a strong motivation to develop skills and expertise and provided patient centred, evidence-based therapy within stroke services.
You will be welcomed into a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics with opportunities to further enhance and develop your existing specialist skills.
This post includes participation in the weekend service for inpatients across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals
We are open to discuss flexible working arrangements as suited to the post.
We'd love to hear from you for an informal chat or visit to the department. For any further information, please contact:
Asfa Bashir -- Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy
0121 424 0432
asfa.bashir@uhb.nhs.uk
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
21 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£38,682 to £54,710 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9012877
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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