Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Outpatients/Voice)

Job summary

Would you like to provide Speech and Language Therapy to people with swallowing, voice and communication difficulties?

Due to new funding and internal promotion, we have an opportunity for you to be an integral part of an established outpatient SLT team at

the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate would provide outpatient Speech and Language Therapy to a range of patients with neurological, voice, respiratory and medical diagnoses for swallowing, voice and communication.

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 well-established SLT led Videofluoroscopy, FEES and SVR services so opportunities to access these instrumental assessments to help to shape your clinical practice would also be available.

The team offers:

* A full induction programme, robust supervision, regular team meetings & peer support

* A wide range of opportunities for career development including research

* Access to videofluoroscopy, FEES, SVR and specialist voice clinics

* Opportunities to develop your strategic and leadership skills

* Modern facilities with good transport links

* A dedicated SLT well-being team

Main duties of the job

This role is based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate would work within the Speech and Language Therapy outpatient team at QEHB serving a diverse clinical caseload including voice, swallowing and communication disorders and will have close working relationships with ENT, dietetics, Clinical Nurse Specialists and other AHPs.

We have a large team who share a caseload of diverse patient cohorts so being a team player is essential. Each team has a team leader, peer specialist SLTs, NQP SLTs and SLTAs who are all supported by Clinical Leads, a Professional Lead and a Consultant SLT. We would welcome a candidate who is has experience working with patients in the specialist areas but our supportive team will be willing to support your development.

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

* assessing and managing patients with voice, communication and swallowing disorders in an outpatient setting, including specialist clinics

* involvement in service development and audit

* training of junior colleagues and students

* working flexibly and thriving in a fast-paced environment

We would welcome interested candidates to get in touch for an informal discussion. Please contact Georgie Harrington (Outpatient Clinical Lead) via Georgette.Harrington@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: 08 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: 304-1101160
• Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*