Senior Speech and Language Therapist

4 weeks ago


Doncaster, Doncaster, United Kingdom Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Overview

The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join their paediatric team. This exciting opportunity provides the successful candidate with the chance to develop their assessment and therapeutic skills, working with children aged 5 years and above who have language difficulties as their primary need.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will be required to:

  • 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

Working for Our Organisation

The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Speech and Language Therapy Service is a team of 28 therapists and therapy assistants working across multiple clinical pathways but all delivering the very highest levels of care to our paediatric caseloads.

Team leads are in place to offer operational support along with clinical specialists available to provide clinical support. Clinical supervision is available for all staff.

As a teaching hospital, opportunities are available to participate in research. The department has a track record of successful applications to Health Education England – National Institute for Health Research clinical academic programmes with staff participating in the Internship and Pre-Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship schemes.

Person Specification

Organisational Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Good organisational skills
  • Prioritisation skills

Interpersonal Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Excellent communication skills
  • 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
  • Adaptable to change

Qualifications/Training

Essential Criteria

  • Professional specific degree i.e. 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
  • Car driver

Experience

Essential Criteria

  • Relevant undergraduate experience of working with a paediatric caseload
  • Relevant undergraduate experience of working with a range of assessment tools and appropriate therapeutic interventions
  • Relevant undergraduate experience of working with children with language difficulties and/or DLD

Desirable Criteria

  • Relevant undergraduate experience of using AAC e.g. symbols, communication boards
  • Relevant undergraduate experience of working with multidisciplinary teams


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