Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We have sessions available in our Schools teams in both mainstream and specialist settings across the city supporting a range of speech, language and communication needs.
Are you passionate about integrated working, functional outcomes for children, enabling education staff and parents?
Do you want to be part of an integrated SLT service with an experienced, optimistic and inclusive workforce of SLTs and education partners? If so come and join us!
It's an exciting time ! It's our first year of delivering an integrated SLT service within a Balanced System framework. We're working in partnership with families, the Local Authority, individual schools and a wide range of stakeholders to deliver interventions at Universal, Targeted and Specialist levels
Read all about the Balanced System (R) here. Be ready to talk about it at interview!
https://www.thebalancedsystem.org, Successful candidates will have opportunity to:
+ Manage your own caseload of Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) including assessment, diagnosis and intervention; using an enabling model to support the child to achieve functional outcomes
+ Deliver care, face to face and virtually, across a range of locations including education settings, children's centres, family hubs, health centres and family homes
+ Clinically supervise NQPs and more junior members of staff
+ Work with children and families at home and in early years, mainstream & specialist settings, supporting children with SLCN and complex needs
+ Work alongside education and local authority and Early Years partners, supporting a graduated approach to helping children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and work in localities developing local networks to build skills in the wider workforce and increase the impact of our interventions.

Working for our organisation
Join our department at this exciting time:
+ We offer flexible working with opportunities to work full-time, part-time, Term Time Only, hybrid (mix of virtual and face to face)
+ We offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong emphasis on CPD through access to specialist clinical support, sharing good practice and effective team working.
+ 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.
+ We are strongly committed to anti-racism, equality and diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity in our workforce to better serve our communities
+ We have strong links with Universities and are committed to student education
+ We have great access to IT: laptops and mobile phones provided as routine
For further information about our department follow the link below:
http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/childrens-slt, + Undertaking assessment of clients communication and making appropriate clinical decisions with access to senior colleagues as required
+ 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.
+ Working as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing early intervention for children and young people.

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
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.
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