Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 820-7144796-CF
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moseley Hall Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- per annum (pro rata)
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Highly Specialist SLT in Bilingualism
Band 7
Job overview
Come and join our Children’s SLT team in Birmingham: a vibrant multicultural city!
Do you have a special interest in the field of bilingualism? Are you passionate about the latest development and research in bilingualism and promoting and sharing good practice with SLT colleagues and partners?
Do you enjoy supporting your colleagues and helping them develop their clinical skills?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward-thinking community team, acting as a highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with expertise in the area of bilingualism and also working as an integral part of our management team.
This is an opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills contributing to developing a Balanced System in Birmingham in order to improve and advocate for services to children with SLCN especially bilingual children in our large multicultural city.
Main duties of the job
- You will provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, with a specific focus on the area of bilingualism, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service.
- You will demonstrate clinical leadership in bilingualism and represent the local team/service area in all appropriate meetings to support and develop quality services for bilingual children and young people across the city in an integrated partnership model.
- You will develop strong and effective working relationships with colleagues using highly developed interpersonal skil
Working for our organisation
- It’s a very exciting time for the Children’s SLT service:
- Significant new investment from health and our education partners to grow the team: new posts across a range of bands, including significant growth in our leadership team.
- We are working closely with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team implementing a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN, working in partnership with families, the Local Authority and a wide range of stakeholders.
- We are working in localities developing local networks in order to build skills in the wider workforce and increase the impact of our interventions.
- Experienced team committed to taking NQPs through preceptor-ship & a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision.
- Strong links with Universities and commitment to student education
- We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.
- For further information about our department follow the link below:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See JD for detail, key duties include:
- Contributing to discussions around setting the direction for the service including foreseeing risks and opportunities.
Linking in with regional & national colleagues via networks to benchmark best practice, build professional networks and bring practice back to the service to contribute to service planning within the specialist area. - Reviewing and interpreting research evidence relevant to specialist area and contributing to discussions on how to implement findings to the benefit of the service in line with service priorities.
- Supporting the Professional Leads and Service Clinical Manager in the development and implementation of an appropriate training programme for members of the team across the locality, using information from appraisals and personal development plans
- Taking a role in the local implementation and monitoring of clinical supervision/ practice support systems in line with relevant policies and procedures.
- Assisting the Service Clinical Manager and Professional Leads in the recruitment, selection, and induction of staff, as required.
- Participating in the development of clinical protocols for use within the Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- • HCPC Licence to practice
- • Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- • Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- • Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, Sensory-Integration, neurological rehabilitation
- • Relevant training in clinical leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multi-disciplinary and / or multi-agency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
- • Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
- • Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
- • Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
- • Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area
- • Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Heather Hallett
- Job title
- Service Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07872 420 667
- Additional information
Beth Simmons (PA) on [email protected] or phone 07763 577883
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