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Due to internal movement we have an opportunity for a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join our Specialist Surgery & Lung Transplant team at QEHB, for 12 months. Our service supports a wide range of patient cohorts who have communication and/or swallowing disorders including lung, heart, renal and liver transplant; gastroenterology; cardiology and thoracics. This includes pre- and post-lung transplant dysphagia assessment and intervention.
We have a large yet close-knit, highly skilled team who contribute to our robust supervision structure. Innovation, participation in research and clinical/professional development are actively encouraged. We have a well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy and FEES services so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.
QEHB benefits from one of the largest acute SLT teams in the country with more than 40 team members and our Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England serving a national and international population.
The team offers:
* A full induction programme, robust supervision & peer support
* A wide range of opportunities for research and career development
* Access to videofluoroscopy & FEES
* Modern facilities with good transport links
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate would provide highly specialist input Specialist Surgery team, alongside a peer team leader. You would work closely with your peer SLT Team Leader, Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and SLT assistants to provide an excellent level of care to our patient group.
The successful candidate will have a clear passion in assessing and managing dysphagia and communication difficulties relating to the specialist surgery and lung transplant caseload in a fast-paced environment.
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
* assessing and managing patients with communication, airway and swallowing disorders
* service development and audit
* training and supervision of junior colleagues and students
* working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment
* Utilising specialist assessments including FEES
* Regular quality improvement projects
* Involvement in audit, research and presenting patient outcomes
We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts so being a team player is essential.
We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Stef Matthews (Professional Lead) via Stefanie.matthews@uhb.nhs.uk or 0121 371 3483.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 02 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-1101410
- Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload at a specialist level
- Significant experience of working with surgery caseload
- Significant experience of working independently within an acute hospital setting
- Significant experience of working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Significant post-graduate training, through attendance at short courses and/or via personal study.
- Evidence of attendance at national conferences or similar.
- Demonstration of people management at either an individual or team level.
- Experience of training Speech and Language
- Therapy undergraduates and junior SLTs.
Desirable
- Membership of a relevant CEN.
- Post-graduate education or research.
- Knowledge acquired through attendance at postgraduate specialist courses at Masters level or equivalent.
- Knowledge of the strategic direction of the Trust.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of secondary education including
- A-Level or equivalent.
- BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Membership of RCSLT.
- Registration with HCPC.
- Completed RCSLT Level C/Level 5 EDS dysphagia
- competencies (or above).
Desirable
- Advanced competencies e.g. FEES, tracheostomy,videofluoroscopy
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