Job overview

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) SLT team is excited to have the opportunity to recruit a band 6 into our inpatient stroke rehab multi-disciplinary team. 

Our inpatient stroke pathway is delivered across two hospital locations: Midland Metropolitan University Hospital for acute care and then Rowley Regis Hospital for inpatient rehabilitation and we would like to welcome a new stroke specialist SLT into this MDT, working flexibly between those two locations of the stroke pathway. 

We are a welcoming and aspirational group of therapists with a clear vision and strong commitment to improving the lives of local people. We have a strong focus upon delivering patient-centred care and embedding ‘what matters to you’ care principles into all of our work. We also place equal emphasis upon caring for each other and are proud to work within a trust that champions the health and well-being of its staff.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an individual passionate about rehabilitation, who can use highly developed interpersonal skills to establish strong relationships with a range of individuals and MDTs. 

Some key duties of the role:

-To provide a high standard of speech and language therapy to a diverse caseload of stroke and neurological patients with both communication and swallowing difficulties 

-To contribute to the education and development of less experienced speech and language therapists, support workers and student speech and language therapists 

-To contribute to the development and evaluation of the Speech and Language Therapy service within the area of chosen developing specialism. 

-Provide clinical advice, in the area of developing specialism, for other speech and language therapists and professionals from other disciplines.

We have robust instrumental dysphagia services at SWBT; both VFS and FEES, and have a strong focus on skills development in these areas to enhance evidence based management of swallowing disorders.

We provide a structured model of clinical supervision within the team and are keen to support individual career development aspirations via our thorough appraisal system.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.