Job summary
Are you passionate about delivering evidence based practice and the best possible service to children in Birmingham with Dysphagia needs and their families?
Do you want to join a dynamic, friendly and inclusive department?
We are looking to recruit 1.0 permanent Band 6 SLTs to work in our dysphagia team. We welcome applications from candidates who have a post registration paediatric dysphagia qualification or signed off competency in paediatric dysphagia, or have a willingness, enthusiasm and commitment to train in this area.
We also have current vacancy in our community clinics / outreach teams.
As a department we are seeking to work ever more closely with parents and carers, schools, and Early Years settings to address the Speech Language and Communication and Eating and Drinking Needs of the children of Birmingham.
We are working in localities developing local networks in order to build skills in the wider workforce and increase the impact of our interventions.
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.
Main duties of the job
Your main duties will include:
- Managing your own caseload of children with eating and drinking difficulties including assessment, diagnosis and intervention; using an enabling model to support the child and their family to achieve functional outcomes
- Delivering care across a range of locations including education settings, clinics and family homes
- Clinical supervision of NQPs and more junior members of staff
- Maintaining your own professional development with appropriate CPD
About us
Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement
BCHC is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients. In order to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Health and Social Care has formally announced that a CQC registered person can only employ or otherwise engage individualsin regulated activities in England who have face to face contact with patients or service users if they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 on 1 April 2022. BCHC is obliged to comply with this statutory obligation. The government policy takes into account specific exemptions to the requirement to be vaccinated and we recommend that you visit www.gov.uk for further information on this matter. Where you are applying for roles where some or all of your potential duties fall within the scope of the health and social care mandatory vaccination regulations, you should be aware that it will be a condition of your employment with BCHC that you have received the 1st and 2nd dose of the Covid-19 vaccination and have provided evidence of this (unless an exemption applies) by the relevant dates, being 3 February 2022 for the 1st dose and 31 March 2022 for the 2nd dose. If you are medically exempt from vaccination, we require evidence of formal medical exemption through the NHS COVID Pass process before BCHC can confirm acceptance of your medically exempt status. If you would like further details on the new rules around mandatory vaccinations, these can be provided during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a supportive team looking for proactive, motivated, committed SLTs to join us in providing a paediatric dysphagia service. Birmingham is a vibrant, multicultural city, with great transport links!
This is an opportunity to join our department at a very exciting time:
- We are working with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team to build a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN and / or eating and drinking needs, working in partnership with the Local Authority
- We have made significant investment in growing the team: over 20 SLTs have joined our service in the last 2 years
- We have made award-winning digital enhancements to the service, including the use of electronic patient records, Attend Anywhere virtual platform, online resources and assessments, advice lines and enhanced web pages
- We are engaged with AHP national initiatives such as job planning
- We have an experienced team committed to a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision
- We have strong links with Universities and commitment to student education
See Job description for more detail
- To identify and plan appropriate SLT intervention, including assessment and delivering therapy, in accordance with the SLT service agreed packages of care and pathways
- To provide appropriate treatment and evaluate outcomes with a full range of dysphagia clients including clients with complex needs.
- To use highly developed communication skills to explain complex information from clinical assessment and therapy outcomes to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
- To assess, diagnose and treat children with a range of eating and drinking difficulties, making appropriate clinical decisions independently, with support for highly complex clients.
- To make differential diagnosis of specialist and diverse cases, with access to supervision for highly complex cases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a supportive team looking for proactive, motivated, committed SLTs to join us in providing a paediatric dysphagia service. Birmingham is a vibrant, multicultural city, with great transport links!
This is an opportunity to join our department at a very exciting time:
- We are working with Marie Gascoigne and the Better Communication team to build a Balanced System approach to support children with SLCN and / or eating and drinking needs, working in partnership with the Local Authority
- We have made significant investment in growing the team: over 20 SLTs have joined our service in the last 2 years
- We have made award-winning digital enhancements to the service, including the use of electronic patient records, Attend Anywhere virtual platform, online resources and assessments, advice lines and enhanced web pages
- We are engaged with AHP national initiatives such as job planning
- We have an experienced team committed to a culture of ongoing learning and clinical supervision
- We have strong links with Universities and commitment to student education
See Job description for more detail
- To identify and plan appropriate SLT intervention, including assessment and delivering therapy, in accordance with the SLT service agreed packages of care and pathways
- To provide appropriate treatment and evaluate outcomes with a full range of dysphagia clients including clients with complex needs.
- To use highly developed communication skills to explain complex information from clinical assessment and therapy outcomes to clients, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
- To assess, diagnose and treat children with a range of eating and drinking difficulties, making appropriate clinical decisions independently, with support for highly complex clients.
- To make differential diagnosis of specialist and diverse cases, with access to supervision for highly complex cases.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Degree level qualification relevant to the SLT profession
- HCPC Licence to practice
- Full Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area, e.g. ASD , dysphagia, fluency, SLI
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
- Trained in ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule)
- Trained in NAS EarlyBird
- Trained in PECS
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Personal qualities
Essential
Other job requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A Degree level qualification relevant to the SLT profession
- HCPC Licence to practice
- Full Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area, e.g. ASD , dysphagia, fluency, SLI
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in paediatric dysphagia
- Trained in ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule)
- Trained in NAS EarlyBird
- Trained in PECS
Skills
Essential
Experience
Essential
Personal qualities
Essential
Other job requirements
Essential
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
