Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist Development Post: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Speech and Language Therapist

Band 56 Development Post

Secure Care and Offender Health

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Band 56 Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of the multidisciplinary team at Ardenleigh Hospital, Birmingham. You will work collaboratively alongside colleagues from Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Medical and Education services. This hospital provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women and under 18`s who present with mental health and communication needs. The successful post holder will work predominately in the Women` service.

This post offers you the opportunity to develop the specialist skills required to move from a Band 5 to a Band 6 within the team. You will have access to a 12-month preceptorship training programme to support your continued development. Working as part of a supportive Speech and Language Therapy team, this post would suit an applicant who has a genuine interest in working with women and under 18’s and enjoys working in a dynamic environment.

We offer Monday to Friday working and flexible working requests are considered up to 37.5 hours.

A wide range of training opportunities relevant to the role will be be provide ensuring the successful candidate has the relevant skills work to within a mental health setting along with support from senior Speech and Language Therapists

The successful candidate will initially enter a supportive probation period of sixmonths.

Main duties of the job

Working with a high level of autonomy the successful candidate will work on their own initiative, demonstrate a range of skills including effective communication with both clients and the wider staff team, express empathy, self-awareness, and crucial self-reflection skills and resilience. In addition, you will need to have good organisation and time management skills.

The role will be varied and include assessment, planning and implementing evidence-based practice, reviewing and evaluating therapy using therapy outcome measures, provide advice to other professionals regarding the management of clients with communication needs, modifying materials, attending and contributing to clinical team meetings, report writing and completing administrative tasks relevant to the role.

The successful candidate will initially enter a supportive probation period of sixmonths, supported by the Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist.

The post holder must have a Speech and Language degree qualification and be registered with the HCPC. Membership to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist`s is desirable.

To find out more about Allied Health Professionals working in our trust use the following link to view the video: Allied Health Professionals – Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (bsmhft.nhs.uk)

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • A recognised professional degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy
  • Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
  • Clinical experience of working with adults andor young people at undergraduate/postgraduate level (including placement experience)
  • Knowledge experience of providing SLT assessment and intervention relevant to the population group (including placement experience)
  • knowledge experience of triaging a caseload based on clinical reasoning relevant to the population group
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Demonstrates knowledge of how psychiatric conditions andor dual diagnosis’s impacts on the communication skills of this population group
  • Demonstrates a understanding of the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on communication needs relevant to this population group
  • Demonstrates understanding of clinical governance and its relationship to clinical effectiveness and service user’s safety and service user’s experience relevant to the population group
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the application of relevant SLT theoretical models, legislation frameworks and clinical guidelines relevant to this population group

Desirable

  • Understanding of and ability to apply the principles of risk assessment applicable to the population group
  • Experience of working in a mental health setting e.g. CAMHS
  • Demonstrates an understanding of how to manage distressed, aggressive or resistive service users relevant to the population group

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).

Closing Date: 3 September 2026

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