Main area Speech and Language Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible / part‑time working considered - please enquire) Job ref 820-7916297-CF
Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Community locations in North Birmingham Town Birmingham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 07/05/2026 23:59
Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist
Job overview
Come and join our Children’s SaLT team in Birmingham: a vibrant multicultural city!
Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist? Or an experienced Band 5 looking for a new challenge?
Are you passionate about integrated working, functional outcomes for children, and enabling education staff and parents as part of the Balanced System approach?
Do you want to be part of a SaLT service with an experienced, optimistic, and inclusive workforce of SaLTs and education partners?
If so come and join us!
It’s an exciting time for the service:
* Community SaLT teams working in localities developing local networks and building skills in the wider workforce
* A SEND locality therapy agenda to integrate education and Local Authority and early years partners, supporting a graduated approach to helping children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
* We are in our third year of delivering a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN; working in partnership with families and a wide range of stakeholders
Join our SaLT team!
* We offer excellent preceptorship support for NQPs with regular individual and group sessions & access to Specialists
* We offer flexible working options, delivering care face to face and virtually, in education settings, clinics, family homes, and out in the community.
We aim to make our interviews as accessible as possible. Please contact us if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require during your interview.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will have opportunity to:
* Work with an Early Years caseload and mainstream schools in the North locality of the city of Birmingham. (Posts in other localities may also be available).
* Manage your own caseload of children with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN) including assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, using an enabling model to support functional outcomes, and responding flexibly to the highest areas of need
* Work alongside education, Local Authority, and Early Years partners, supporting a graduated approach to helping children with SLCN
* Work within a locality to develop networks, build skills in the wider workforce, and increase the impact of our interventions
Join our department at this exciting time:
* The SLT service works as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole City, within a range of community and educational settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility
* We have an experienced team committed to taking NQPs through preceptorship, and a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision.
* We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our therapists to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To provide Speech and Language Therapy, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support the early identification of need.
* To support partners in implementing the Balanced System across the 3 levels (universal, targeted, and specialist) and 5 strands (family support, workforce, environment, identification, and intervention) of the approach.
* Managing your own caseload of Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and eating and drinking difficulties including assessment, diagnosis, and intervention. You will be part of a Locality Team and will have access to supervision, training, and advice from Advanced Specialists in specific clinical areas.
* Offering intervention in the environment most appropriate to client needs including schools in your locality, clinics, and patient homes.
* Developing professional skills through a range of CPD activities.
* Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi‑agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing early intervention for children and young people.
* Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify children’s needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity.
* Provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/school staff and parents/caregivers.
* Consult and work collaboratively with children and young people, parents, caregivers and school staff to problem‑solve functional difficulties.
* Participate in meetings with staff from the wider SEND locality teams, as required, to support early identification of need, ensuring specialist help through locality forums.
* Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision‑making.
* Structuring clear therapy plans based on best practice.
* Advising and facilitating the decision‑making process regarding patient/client management by ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
* Using highly developed communication skills to explain complex condition‑related information from assessment /therapy plan to clients/carers and multidisciplinary team members, etc.
Person specification
skills/knowledge
* Ability to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
* Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to the needs of individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds.
* Has knowledge of assessment, diagnosis and intervention strategies of a wide range of clinical areas covered by degree and placements.
Qualifications
* Degree level qualification, relevant to service area (SLT).
* HCPC registration, Full Membership of Professional body.
* Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities.
Experience
* Relevant experience in therapeutic settings.
* Relevant evidence of application of the therapy process during practice placement in paediatrics and community.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.
We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under‑represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under‑representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under‑represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
DBS Costs
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with the Trust will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary in 3 payments over a 3-month period once you start employment. By applying for this role, you are agreeing to these deductions being made. The charges for the DBS include the administration fee. The total costs are £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. For bank Workers the full cost of the DBS check (as detailed above) will be deducted from your pay following completion of your online mandatory training. No payment will be made for your online training until it is all complete and verified by the Temporary Staffing Team. Please note: You will not be able to work any bank shifts until you have completed your mandatory training, and your DBS is in place.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well‑being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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