Senior Speech and Language Therapist

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in Barnsley seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to enhance its service collaboratively. The role involves maintaining clinical standards, providing assessments, and developing innovative training for staff. Emphasizing a flexible and hybrid working environment, the trust values diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will work within a supportive team, enhancing care for community members and promoting their well-being.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop the Speech and Language Therapy Service.
• Maintain high standards of clinical work and accurate records.
• Provide reports and statistical information for service planning.
• Participate in reviews and case conferences for clients.
• Offer clinical advice, assessment, diagnosis, and treatments.
• Provide clinical expertise to various professionals as part of a wider MDT.
• Work within Trust policies and Royal College guidelines.
• Develop and evaluate training packages for various groups.
• Mentor and supervise SALT assistants and students.
• Collect data for quality assurance and service improvement.
• Support operational planning and implementation.

Job description

Hi, I'm Jackie, Manager and Clinical Lead of the Adult Community Speech & Language Therapy service in Barnsley and I'm pleased that you are looking at this opportunity to work within our team.

We are a small team that encourages collaboration, innovation and positive engagement.

We work with a range of communication and swallowing disorders with the Specialist support of colleagues readily available. Your new ideas will be welcomed in our service.

We have an exceptional administration team and supportive leadership.

There is embedded clinical, professional and management supervision with excellent opportunities for CPD and cross service development.

We also offer a flexible and hybrid way of working.

You will be based in a friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary Allied Health Professionals Hub.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop the Speech and Language Therapy Service.
• Maintain a high standard of clinical work and accurate records.
• Provide reports and statistical information to facilitate future business planning of the service.
• Be part of reviews and case conferences for clients.
• Offer clinical advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatments for adults who access the service.
• Provide clinical expertise to carers, non-clinical staff and external professionals and work as a wider MDT.
• Work within Trust policies and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy Guidelines.
• Develop, write, deliver and evaluate specialised training packages with access to specialist support as required to carers, other professional groups and speech and language therapists.
• Provide mentoring, clinical supervision, peer support and joint visits in the team.
• Support and assist in the training and supervision of SALT assistants, students from other professions and to be involved in the provision of full student placements in accordance with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy guidelines.
• Assist with the collection of data and feedback as part of quality assurance and improvement for the service.
• Support the planning and implementation of the operational requirements for the service.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we're accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we're run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.