Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 284-26-7778220-MHSCM
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Parkview Clinic
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/05/2026
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Inpatient CAMHS
NHS AfC: Band 6
Flexible working:
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
This role is perfect for a SLT with post-graduate experience of working with autistic young people, who is keen to develop and extend their assessment and therapeutic skills in this specialist area. The successful applicant will be fully supported to develop both professionally and personally in this role.
Parkview Clinic provides regional inpatient mental health care to young people aged 11 to 18 years, via their specialist eating disorder and general adolescent wards.
Through SLT leadership, the service has achieved Specialist Autism Accreditation Status; formal recognition of high-quality care provided to autistic patients. Although not an autism-specific service, this is highly relevant as autistic people are significantly more vulnerable to developing mental health conditions than the general population.
The successful applicant will join the established inpatient SLT team and become an integral member of the wider multidisciplinary team. They will have a key role in contributing to the multidisciplinary assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of those patients who additionally have autism/social communication and/or language difficulties.
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Main duties of the job
- To work as part of the MDT CAMHS inpatient team providing a specialist SLT service to young people admitted with significant mental health needs.
- To provide specialist SLT diagnostic assessment of young people who present with additional complex social communication and language difficulties/autism.
- To provide ongoing SLT care, treatment and management to patients under your care and to their families and community teams.
- As part of the inpatient SLT team, to advocate for and ensure patient care is autism affirming, trauma-informed and culturally competent.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Speech and Language Therapy or equivalent.
- Professional registration as a Speech & Language Therapist with the HCPC and the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists.
- Post-registration experience of working with young people with mental health needs and/or complex social communication difficulties including autism.
- Evidence of a comprehensive, relevant, and up to date SLT Continuing Professional Development record.
Knowledge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-graduate paediatric experience.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Awareness of the impact of social communication difficulties on a young person’s emotional well being.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing and delivering training to own and other professions
- Knowledge of eating disorders and swallowing difficulties associated with Autism and/or sensory difficulties.
- Experience of providing holistic care to children/young people with highly complex needs and their carers.
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information from assessment in the light of a child’s/young person’s individual strengths and challenges, to explore need and help inform the overall management plan.
- Ability to recognise personal areas for improvement and willingness to work towards such improvements.
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking / leading on audit projects.
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness and possession of the attributes needed for effective team and collaborative working.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Good time management and organisational abilities.
- Ability to work independently whilst demonstrating a realistic sense of own limitations and professional development needs.
- Able to effectively access support and supervision to manage challenging experiences and develop practice.
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Competent with software packages such as Microsoft 365 and willing to undergo training and use relevant trust IT systems.
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
- Cath Clayton
- Job title
- Advanced Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9955
- Additional information
Cath Clayton, Advanced Speech and Language Therapist, Inpatient CAMHS
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0121 333 9955
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