Would you like to come and join our innovative and forward thinking team?

Due to a promotion within our team, we currently have a vacancy for a full time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist

The successful applicant will:

• have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• be registered with the HCPC and RCSLT
• have experience working with children & young people
• demonstrate good written and oral communication skills
• demonstrate effective organisational skills
• have a current driving license and have access to a car

This post is a paediatric community post so will potentially include clinic, school visits, nursery visits and contributing to the assessments for autism as well as many other diagnoses.

For further information please contact Kay Baker: 07817976710 or via The Lyng Centre: 0121 612 2345

Main duties of the job

Assessment, diagnosis, advice and support for children across Sandwell.

We work with children aged from 0 to 16 or older if in full time education.

We provide a service in schools, clinics, nurseries and children's own homes.

We are an award winning team and have been recognised as Outstanding by CQC. We are the authors of WellComm Early Years and WellComm Primary - both of which are published language screens that are used nationally. We are currently developing a ne WellComm product.

We pride ourselves on being not only innovative and resourceful but also friendly, supportive and fun.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to join our Integrated Children's Community Therapy Service in Sandwell (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy).

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff

Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do

Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for details regarding the main roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A degree (or diploma) in Speech & Language Therapy from a recognised training establishment.
• HCPC Registration
• Member of RCSLT

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of postgraduate experience working with children, in a professional or voluntary capacity with speech, language and interaction problems.
• Completion of NQP competencies
• Evidence of participation in the delivery and development of training to a variety of recipients, both professional and non-professional.
• Experience of managing and prioritising a case load
• Experience of working with assistants, students, newly qualified therapists and others as appropriate.

Desirable

• Participation in specific post graduate training.
• Experience of participating in clinical service development in response to local and national priorities.

Working conditions

Essential

• Car driver essential. Able to work flexibly across locations

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

SWB NHS Trust

Sandwell

B71 4HJ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

381-WC-6750620