Band 7 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham, West Midlands
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust based in Birmingham. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515. It is an Band 7 post. Applications close on 2 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
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 perm...
*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
service.
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.
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
Desirable: - * 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
Desirable: - * 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.
How this role compares
We hold 865 NHS vacancies in West Midlands that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,428. This role pays more than about 71% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,225 of them in West Midlands.
You have 12 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has 64 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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