Job summary
Job Advert for Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist
X2 posts:
1 x 9 Month Fixed Term Contract -- Adult Community Speech and Language Therapy Team based at Solihull Hospital
1 x Permanent contract -- Inpatient Stroke Service based at Good Hope Hospital
Are you an experienced Band 5 therapist looking to progress into a specialist role, or a Band 6 therapist seeking a new opportunity? Due to recent service developments, two exciting opportunities have arisen within our large, friendly, and supportive Adult Speech and Language Therapy team.
We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic therapists who are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. Successful candidates will work as part of supportive multidisciplinary teams, contributing to assessment, diagnosis, and management plans, while playing an active role in ongoing service development and transformation.
Flexible working applications are welcomed and we are committed to supporting work-life balance wherever possible.
Please clearly state within your application whether you are applying for the Community post, the Inpatient Stroke post, or both opportunities.
Successful candidates may also be considered for other suitable Band 6 vacancies arising within Adult Speech and Language Therapy services during the recruitment process.
Main duties of the job
You will be welcomed into the team with excellent training and development opportunities, alongside a robust supervision and appraisal structure.
Both roles involve managing a varied caseload of adults with acquired communication and/or swallowing impairments, including individuals living with stroke, dementia, and other neurological conditions.
The Community role will involve assessment, diagnosis, and delivery of treatment programmes within patients' own homes, care settings, and outpatient clinics. Due to the nature of the role, access to your own transport is essential.
The Inpatient Stroke role will focus on the assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders within the acute stroke pathway, working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and discharge planning. This post currently includes participation in the weekend inpatient service across Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, and Solihull Hospital.
You will independently manage your own caseload while benefiting from excellent support from senior colleagues and the wider Speech and Language Therapy team.
We would love to hear from you for an informal discussion or visit to the department.
For further information please contact:
Asfa Bashir - Clincial Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy
Tel: 0121 424 0432
Asfa.bashir@uhb.nhs.uk
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: 24 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: 304-9017055
- Job locations: Trustwide, 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
- * Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas
- * Competence in advanced dysphagia and communication assessment and management
- * Well-established knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
- * Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
Desirable
- * Experience of teaching SLT students
- * Experience of mentoring/ training junior staff
- * Experience of involvement in Clinical Governance/ Audit programme
- * Awareness of national drivers, policies and procedures (relevant to the client group) and their implications for SLT
- * Awareness of current research relevant to the client group
- * Understanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit
Qualifications
Essential
- * Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- * Completion of RCSLT newly qualified practitioner competencies
- * Current registration with Health Professions Council
- * Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Desirable
- * Evidence of leadership training.
- * Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
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