Band 7 Critical Care Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 01 February 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering outstanding SLT care in critical care?
Are you keen to work with complex communication and swallowing difficulties including patients with tracheostomies incorporating the use of instrumental assessments in the adult critical care setting?
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust is a large organization, based in the vibrant city of Birmingham, now covering four busy hospital sites and a community service
We have a new opportunity for a SLT to join our dynamic team developing and leading our critical care services working across our ITU / HDU units on both Birmingham Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital working alongside a variety of multidisciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would have extensive experience managing acquired swallowing and communication difficulties within acute and ITU settings. Basic trache competencies are essential and VF / FEEs competencies are desirable though further inhouse training can be provided as required. You will lead on representing SLT at daily / weekly MDT meetings and ward rounds.
You would be supporting the Clinical Team Lead and Professional lead by co-ordinating the team of speech and language therapists and supporting staff in delivering a clinically prioritised and safe service. The candidate would be actively engaged in the service delivery including business continuity, service planning, clinical governance and service innovation.
The SLT department at HGS are committed to ensuring staff feel supported with their career progression through supervision, appraisal, in-house and external training, and leadership development. There is also a strong focus on staff wellbeing within UHB Trust including ensuring that our staff work in an inclusive and diverse setting. The team is well respected in the wider hospital and has a reputation for providing excellent and efficient patient centred care.
This post includes participation in the weekday service for inpatients across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals.
For further details please contact:
Asfa Bashir- Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy
0121 424 0432
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
19 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-9014348
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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