Job summary
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Manages a complex and diverse caseload of communication and dysphagia independently within the Learning Disabilities Service.
Provides clinical advice and support to less experienced Speech and Language Therapists.
Supervises the work of Speech and Language Therapists, Speech & Language Therapy Assistants, students and volunteers.
Contributes to local service audit and research.
Main duties of the job
Please see the job description and person specification: Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification: Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification: Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Person Specification
Qualifications/ training
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC license to practice
- Registered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Dysphagia Post Graduate Qualification
Desirable
- Masters post-graduate qualification relevant to SLT
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified therapist with significant relevant experience in specialist area.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Competent to use evidence base to inform clinical practice in a specialist area.
- Knowledge of the needs of a diverse population and the impact on communication and swallowing problems.
- Competent to develop specialist programmes of care.
- Competent in developing empathy, negotiation and influencing skills with emerging clinical leadership.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and overcomes barriers to communication.
- Competent in managing and balancing a range of risks to maximise patient care.
- Competent in writing clear reports and notes to a professional standard.
- Competent in using alternative means of communication appropriately for care group.
- Competent in IT skills.
Other job requirements
Essential
- Is able and willing to move around the city.
- Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle
- Is able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely.
Person Specification
Qualifications/ training
Essential
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- HCPC license to practice
- Registered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
- Dysphagia Post Graduate Qualification
Desirable
- Masters post-graduate qualification relevant to SLT
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a qualified therapist with significant relevant experience in specialist area.
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Competent to use evidence base to inform clinical practice in a specialist area.
- Knowledge of the needs of a diverse population and the impact on communication and swallowing problems.
- Competent to develop specialist programmes of care.
- Competent in developing empathy, negotiation and influencing skills with emerging clinical leadership.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills and overcomes barriers to communication.
- Competent in managing and balancing a range of risks to maximise patient care.
- Competent in writing clear reports and notes to a professional standard.
- Competent in using alternative means of communication appropriately for care group.
- Competent in IT skills.
Other job requirements
Essential
- Is able and willing to move around the city.
- Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle
- Is able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely.
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.
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.
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).
