Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B23 5DD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Jul 2026
Closing date:	11 Aug 2026

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Summary

See Job description for more detail To provide Speech and Language Therapy, functioning in partnership with other agencies and disciplines. To support partners in implementing The Balanced System across the 3 levels (universal, targeted, and specialist) and 5 strands (family support, workforce, environment, identification, and intervention) of the approach. Managing your own caseload of children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). You will be part of a Locality Team and will have access to supervision, training, and advice from Advanced Specialists in specific clinical areas. Offering intervention in the environment most appropriate to client needs including special schools, Early Years settings and clinics in your locality, and patient homes Developing professional skills through a range of CPD activities Work as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing early intervention for children and young people. Enable and empower staff, parents/caregivers to identify childrens needs and provide strategies to help at the earliest opportunity. Provide training and bespoke coaching to children and young people, early years/ school staff and parents/caregivers. Consult and work collaboratively with children and young people, parents, caregivers and school staff to problem solve functional difficulties Participate in meetings with staff from the wider SEND locality teams, as required, to support early identification of need, ensuring specialist help though locality forums. Use specialist knowledge to inform clinical judgments and decision-making Structuring clear therapy plans based on best practice Advising and facilitating the decision-making process regarding patient/client management by ensuring that effective communication is achieved Using highly developed communication skills to explain complex condition related information from assessment /therapy plan to clients/carers and multidisciplinary team members etc.

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