Band 5 Adult Rotational Speech & Language Therapist

Band 5 Adult Rotational Speech & Language Therapist

The closing date is 24 February 2026

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is a large organisation, based in the vibrant city of Birmingham, now covering four busy hospital sites and a community service. This Adult Speech and Language Therapy position is a rotational post and will be based at Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospital sites providing input to adult clients across in-patients including stroke, early supported discharge and ENT services.

We are pleased to offer this excellent opportunity to join our dynamic team and gain experience rotating through this broad spectrum of adult clinical caseloads and settings. Within our band 5 rotational structure there is the opportunity to work with communication, dysphagia and voice caseloads within both the hospital and community settings.

A desire to work with an adult caseload is essential and post graduate experience in the relevant clinical areas is desirable but not essential; however the successful candidate will have at least undergraduate experience in the relevant clinical areas. Dysphagia competence is desirable but training can be provided within post. You will be joining a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist staff and integrate into a variety of specialist multi-disciplinary teams.

The Trust provides a 7-day service. You will be required to participate in 7 day working rotas as required.

To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service across the full range of communication and swallowing impairments within the fields of general medicine, elderly medicine, acquired neurology, community and ENT/Voice with the support and guidance of senior Staff within the Trust.

The Trust is committed to providing a weekend therapy service. The role includes participation in a weekend service and local arrangements will apply dependent upon clinical need in the service area.

You must be a car driver in order to meet the essential travel requirements of the post.

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.

Please Note :
For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification
• Current registration with Health Care Professions Council
• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

• Undergraduate clinical experience in relevant clinical areas
• Competence in the management of communication disorders
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
• Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance /audit
• Awareness of communication, cultural and communication-impairment issues of clients from ethnic minorities
• Sound knowledge of IT
• Postgraduate experience in relevant clinical areas

• Negotiation and Problem-solving Skills
• Demonstrable ability to be adaptable and take initiative
• Good analytical and reflection skills
• Willingness to work in the field of dysphagia management
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work through interpreters to gain information on communication impairment/ability
• Able to adapt communication style to varied listeners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Sound presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills -- including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Adequately assertive
• Demonstrates good team working qualities and ability to function effectively in the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism and positive attitude both in interactions with patients and colleagues and towards current/previous employers and clinical placements
• Able to judge limits of skills/competence and professional boundaries
• Insight into own CPD needs and appropriate strategies for addressing them
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a…