Band 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

An exciting new opportunity has arisen at University Hospital's of Birmingham for a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join our supportive and innovative SLT team at Good Hope Hospital leading on the provision of Specialist Speech and Language Therapy input to patients with swallowing and communication difficulties primarily within our acute respiratory medicine service.

It is an opportunity to work within a supportive and highly experienced service that is the regional centre for excellence in the delivery of Respiratory services in the West Midlands. The post involves taking a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients on acute respiratory units including ITU step down who have highly complex needs, determine diagnosis and identify appropriate SLT treatment as clinically indicated.

You will be welcomed into a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. You will have the opportunity to work alongside other highly specialist staff and have access to regular videofluoroscopy & FEES clinics with opportunities to further enhance and develop your existing specialist skills.

Main duties of the job

You should be able to work as a highly specialist, autonomous practitioner with a clear passion in assessing and managing dysphagia and communication difficulties within an acute respiratory setting. Alongside this you will provide direct line management to the team and assist in delivery of Specialist level training in suitable clinical areas. Evidence of strong organisational, communication and leadership skills are essential to compliment your advanced speech and language therapy knowledge and skills. You should be passionate about providing effective patient centred care, as well as being highly enthusiastic about service development of respiratory services

UHB trust has one of the largest acute SLT teams in the country and is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England serving a national and international population, treating over 2.8 million people every year. It is a great place to work offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging.

This post includes participation in the weekend on call service for inpatients across Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals

We are open to discuss flexible working arrangements as suited to the post.

We'd love to hear from you for an informal chat or visit to the department. For any further information, please contact:

Asfa Bashir -- Clinical Team Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

0121 424 0432

asfa.bashir@uhb.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

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.