Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job summary

The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service is looking to recruit an experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to be part of our SEND team.

This exciting role provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to be part of the Child Development Centre servicewhich involves working with early years children with complex needs within their community settings.

As well as this, the successful candidate will be a part of the under 5s Autism Diagnostic Team, participating in detailed MDT discussions, liaising with the patients family and educational placements.

This post is for an experienced clinician who is ready to develop their therapeutic and diagnostic skills.







Main duties of the job

To provide a speech and language therapy service to children with complex speech, language and communication needs, providing independent assessment and treatment of children and developing and implementing specialist programmes of care and treatment for individual patients with communication and feeding difficulties.

To deliver a speech and language therapy service for children with complex needs to identified localities within the communities of Bassetlaw.

To be an integral part of the Child Development Centre MDT, working closely with the paediatric teams.

To be a part of the Autism diagnostic pathway in Bassetlaw.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help you Develop , Belong and Thrive , Here .







As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including :





o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person Specification

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
- Negotiation and problems solving skills






- Can demonstrate good analytical and reflection skills.
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Ability to work in a team.
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance / audit.
- Ability to interact with other or non-health agencies.
- Good organisational skills
- Prioritisation skills

Desirable

In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the specialist client group.

Qualifications / Training

Essential

- Professional specific degree BSC speech sciences or Masters in medical sciences.
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Completion of the RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses in relevant specialism
- Car driver

Desirable







Completion of RCSLT dysphagia competencies

Experience

Essential

- Relevant undergraduate experience of working with a paediatric caseload
- Relevant undergraduate experience of working with a range of assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic interventions
- Experience in working in nurseries, schools and patient's homes
- Experience working as part of a paediatric MDT with children with a wide range of communication disorders.
- Understanding of the use of AAC with early years children

Desirable

- Experience of providing ASD diagnostic assessments
- Experience in assessing children with eating and drinking difficulties and providing an appropriate eating and drinking management plan







Demonstrates We Care values and DBTH Way

Essential

- Ability to demonstrate the We Care values
- Ability to demonstrate the DBTH Way

▶️ Senior Speech and Language Therapist
🖊️ Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
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