About this role
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 special schools team and mainstream schools team.
This exciting role provides the successful candidate with an opportunity to develop their assessment and therapeutic skills, working with school aged children, with speech, language and/or communication needs in a mainstream or special school setting,.
The successful candidate will deliver a speech and language therapy service for children and young people within Doncaster and Bassetlaw . 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 team, participating in the ongoing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to:
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.
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. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. 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 this document 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.
Certificate of sponsorship
Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9th 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Person Specification
Personal Attributes & Skills Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills Highly developed negotiation and problems solving skills. Can demonstrate excellent analytical and reflection skills Well-developed concentration skills Ability to work in a team Good organisational skills Prioritisation skills Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit Ability to interact with other or non-health agencies
Desirable
In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to working with children with SEND
Qualifications & Training Essential
Professional specific degree i.e. BSC speech sciences or master's in medical science Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Completion of the RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Goals Member of the Health and Care Professions Council Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses in relevant specialism Car driver
Desirable
Membership of relevant clinical excellence network Completion of RCSLT dysphagia competencies
Knowledge & 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 school settings Experience working as part of a paediatric MDT with children with a wide range of communication difficulties Understanding of the use of AAC with school aged children Relevant undergraduate experience of assessing and working with children with DLD Experience of efficient and productive working within educational settings
Desirable
Experience in assessing children with eating and drinking difficulties and providing an appropriate eating and drinking management plan
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Armthorpe Road
Doncaster
DN2 5LT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)