Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication differences in a multi-disciplinary team.

You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be utilise your existing experience in a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism.

You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver highly specialist speech and language therapy assessments, diagnosis and interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload, providing both individual and group interventions.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, nurseries, local authority services and multidisciplinary professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Provide specialist clinical advice, consultation and second opinions to colleagues and partner agencies.
• Supervise and support therapy assistants, students and other staff as required.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, quality improvement and outcome measurement activities.
• Deliver training to colleagues, carers and other professionals within specialist areas of practice.
• Support waiting list management, triage processes and equitable service delivery across the city as required.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, reports and statistical information in line with professional and Trust standards.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership and contribute to the ongoing development of Children's Therapy Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Bank Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people referred to Child Development Centre services. Working autonomously and as part of multidisciplinary teams, you will manage highly complex cases, using specialist knowledge and evidence-based practice to support clinical decision-making and deliver effective packages of care.

You will work closely with families, carers, educational settings, health colleagues, social care partners and other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to care. The role requires excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills, particularly when discussing complex and sensitive clinical information.

The successful candidate will contribute to the clinical leadership of the service by supporting service transformation, participating in audits and research activities, reviewing evidence-based practice and helping to develop innovative approaches to service delivery. You will also support the supervision and development of other staff, contribute to training programmes and promote high standards of professional practice throughout the service.

This role requires extensive experience of working with children and young people with developmental disorders and delays, alongside strong skills in clinical reasoning, multidisciplinary working and safeguarding practice. The ability to travel independently across Birmingham is essential.

As this is a Bank position, shifts will be offered according to service requirements and the successful candidate's availability. Bank workers do not hold a substantive permanent post and are not guaranteed regular hours.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.