University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Outpatients/Voice)
The closing date is 21 June 2026
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.
* 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.
* 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 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.
Job responsibilities
Please note: for a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* A good standard of secondary education including A-Level or equivalent.
* BSc or recognised MSc degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
* Membership of RCSLT.
* Registration with HCPC.
* Advanced competencies such as tracheostomy, FEES or videofluoroscopy.
Experience
* Experience of working independently with adult dysphagia caseload.
* Experience of working within an adult outpatient setting.
* Experience working within voice and/or relevant caseload.
* Experience of working within an adult outpatient setting.
* Membership of a relevant CEN.
* Experience supervising or training junior colleagues.
* Experience working successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of data collection
Additional Criteria
* In depth theoretical and practical knowledge of assessment and management of dysphagia, dysarthria, dyspraxia and dysphonia and dysphasia.
* Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
* Ability to communicate sensitive and complex information effectively and an awareness of the appropriate use of counselling skills.
* Excellent skills of persuasion, motivation, negotiation and problem solving skills with patients, colleagues in the department, the MDT and other professionals.
* Effective communication skills with people who have significant and complex communication and or swallowing difficulties.
* Well‑developed perceptual and auditory skills.
* Ability to absorb, interpret and summarise verbal information in a clinical environment.
* Systematic and organised.
* Keen to embrace change consistent with delivery of service whilst keeping the patient as an individual at the centre of care.
* Punctual and reliable in service delivery.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
* In depth theoretical and practical knowledge of treatment and management of patients with co‑morbidities and long term progressive conditions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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