Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen on our Good Hope Hospital sites to appoint to a full time Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within our dynamic and experienced acute Speech and Language therapy team on a permanent basis

This post will have a clinical focus on acute in-patient care across our general medical and elderly hospital wards on these hospital sites with some support also being provided to our off-site ward at the Norman Power centre. This is an excellent opportunity for a developing specialist with a clinical interest in acute care who is further wanting to advance and develop their skill set.

Main duties of the job

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 highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics. The successful candidate will have suitable post graduate clinical experience, demonstrable interest in acute care, with competency in both communication and dysphagia management.

We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce. This role can also lead to a range of career opportunities

Applicants must be organised, flexible and adaptable and able to problem solve and apply clinical reasoning effectively. Applicants must also have good experience of close multi-professional working and must demonstrate excellent communication skills. You must be able to manage and prioritise your own case load and have experience of supporting and supervising the work of therapy support workers/ assistants.

Participation in our weekend service will also be required.

Full-time and part-time positions are available, and we’re open to discuss flexible working arrangements.

For further information please contact:

Asfa Bashir — Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
  • *Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
  • *Current registration with Health Professions Council
  • *Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable

  • *Evidence of leadership training.
  • *Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
  • *VF / FEES trained

Experience

Essential

  • *Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
  • *Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
  • *Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
  • *Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)

Desirable

  • *Experience of teaching SLT students
  • *Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
  • *Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
  • *Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
  • *Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
  • *Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Experience of teaching SLT students
  • *Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
  • *Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
  • *Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
  • *Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
  • *Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
  • *Demonstrate enthusiasm for the specialist area.
  • *Demonstrate a professional attitude.
  • *An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
  • *Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
  • *Able to work cross site if the service requires
  • *Post holders will be required to participate in therapies 7 day working rotas.

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: 2 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit uhb.tal.net.