Job summary
Are you a highly specialist SLT in deafness or have a special interest and passion in the field of deafness? Are you passionate about the latest development and research in deafness and promoting and sharing good practice with SLT colleagues and partners?
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and forward thinking community team, acting as an Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in deafness.
We deliver clinical excellence through evidence based packages of care and use of a clinical profiling tool and service thresholds to deliver an equitable citywide service to the children referred. 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 work closely with Teachers of the deaf in delivering a service to deaf clients.
Main duties of the job
You will provide Speech and Language Therapy at a highly specialist level, within the area of deafness, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention for children and young people known to the service. You will demonstrate clinical leadership in deafness and represent the local team/service area in all appropriate meetings to support and develop quality services for deaf children and young people across the city in an integrated partnership model, where possible.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A breakdown of the post is as follows:
0.2 wte dedicated time to:
- Identifying training and development needs within the specialist clinical area of deafness and delivering activities which contribute to maintenance of safe, effective clinical practice.
- Supporting and developing SLT staff to gain skills and knowledge within the clinical area of deafness, providing clinical supervision and highly specialist support.
0.4 WTE you will be working with a deaf client group
See JD for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
A breakdown of the post is as follows:
0.2 wte dedicated time to:
- Identifying training and development needs within the specialist clinical area of deafness and delivering activities which contribute to maintenance of safe, effective clinical practice.
- Supporting and developing SLT staff to gain skills and knowledge within the clinical area of deafness, providing clinical supervision and highly specialist support.
0.4 WTE you will be working with a deaf client group
See JD for further details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- HCPC Licence to practice
- Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, SensoryIntegration, neurological rehabilitation
- Relevant training in clinical leadership
Desirable
- Masters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area
Experience
Essential
Skills
Essential
Other job requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
- HCPC Licence to practice
- Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
- Relevant training in specialist area e.g. post graduate dysphagia qualification, SensoryIntegration, neurological rehabilitation
- Relevant training in clinical leadership
Desirable
- Masters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area
Experience
Essential
Skills
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
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).
