Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Doncaster is seeking an experienced Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the outpatients team. This role focuses on children with communication needs, offering chances to develop skills and implement specialized care. Responsibilities include providing assessments, managing treatments, and collaborating with healthcare professionals. The position comes with extensive benefits like NHS Pension Scheme, health support, and learning opportunities, aimed at enhancing employee well-being and professional development.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Qualified clinician within the specialty of speech and language therapy.
• Experience working with children aged 2 years and above.
• Ability to develop and implement individual patient care programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of assessment and management for patients.
• Work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals.
• Ensure Clinical Governance is integral to service delivery.

Skills

Clinical expertise in speech and language therapy

Ability to manage own caseload

Collaborative working

Effective use of resources

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

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 outpatients team to work at Devonshire House. This role provides an opportunity to develop assessment and therapeutic skills, working with children aged 2 years and above with speech, language and/or communication needs in a clinic setting. The successful candidate will deliver a speech and language therapy service for children and young people within Doncaster and Bassetlaw community clinics. They will provide independent assessment and treatment of children as well as developing and implementing specialist programmes of care and treatment for individual patients with communication difficulties. They will be an integral part of the outpatients team, participating in the ongoing development of the service.

Responsibilities

• Be a qualified clinician within their speciality
• Provide clinical expertise in supporting the delivery of high standards of therapeutic care for patients within their care / speciality
• Manage own caseload and to provide a high standard of assessment, management, treatment and advice to meet the needs of patients
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in health, social care, local authority and other agencies to meet the needs of patients
• Ensure the efficient and effective use of resources available within the team
• Work with other members of the team in the development of the service
• Ensure Clinical Governance is integral to service delivery within the specialty area
• Represent the Therapy Team and contribute to the development of the wider Therapy service within Clinical Therapies

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based across three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. We emphasise the DBTH Way and values, and support flexible working; speak to us about accommodating flexible arrangements where possible. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly those from under-represented groups including people with disabilities, ethnic minority communities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers