Band 7 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Requirements
Applicants must hold a qualification in their clinical field, have current HCPC registration, and bring substantial experience working with children aged 0–18, including those with complex needs and communication difficulties. Required experience includes child development knowledge, multidisciplinary and multi-agency work, culturally diverse families, and use of profession-specific assessment tests; autism diagnostic training and specialist ASD service experience are desirable.
Job Description
Due to recent investment in the service, we are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Speech and Language Therapist on a 0.6WTE permanent contract.
The successful candidate will join the assessment and diagnostic multi-disciplinary team for children and young people aged 0-18 years presenting with complex difficulties that may indicate an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The post holder will need relevant knowledge, skills and experience to case lead and contribute to the holistic assessment of a child's needs, considering developmental, environmental and social factors. You will be responsible for assessment, formulation, consultation and advice being offered to children and their families. You will be encouraged to develop and use your skills, knowledge and interests in this clinical field and to contribute to service and staff development.
The team are all based within one centre creating a cohesive and highly supportive multi-disciplinary environment with established leadership and administrative colleagues. The centre offers office and clinic facilities along with free car parking.
For further information please contact Lauren Sholl, Clinical Team Lead on 0121 722 8010.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
- To ensure the systematic provision of a high quality specialist service to children and their families aged between 0-18 years presenting with Neuro-developmental disorders including the possibility of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
- To take responsibility for the assessment and diagnosis of children accepted by the service.
- To case lead on the co-ordination of holistic diagnostic assessment and to provide specialist components to further assessments.
- To formulate and provide a diagnosis where appropriate.
- To identify strengths and difficulties of children
- To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of professional practice.
- To utilise skills for audit, policy and service development and research.
- To support the clinical lead in the planning, development and evaluation of the
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 those 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 Description
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree, Post Graduate Doctorate Qualification, CPD, clinical supervision of practice and experience.
- Qualification in own field of expertise.
- HCPC registration in own clinical speciality
- Additional demonstrated interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Formal training in ADI-R, 3Di ,DISCO ADOS
Essential
- Experience of working with children aged 0-18 years and with children with complex additional needs
- Specific experience of working with children with complex needs.
- Experience of working with children with complex Speech Language and Communication difficulties
- Experience of a wide range of young people and families presenting with high levels of complexity and difficulty
- Detailed working knowledge of child development
- Significant years clinical experience of working within a multi disciplinary, multi-agency context
- Experience of working with families from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds.
- Experience of using a wide range of profession specific tests
- Previous experience of working within a specialist ASD diagnostic service
- Experience of delivering potentially distressing information to parents/carers. /families
- Experience of working within a multi agency service with a high volume of work and clinical pressures.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Lauren Sholl
lauren.sholl@uhb.nhs.uk
01217228010
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9019237
Job locations
Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre
6 Crabtree Dr, Fordbridge
Birmingham
West Midlands
B37 5BU
Attachments
Job Description
JD PS - Band 7 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.pdf – 479KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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