Do you want to kickstart your career in an award-winning team?

We have a full-time, Band 5 (indicative) Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist position available across York and Selby.

You'll work in educational, clinical, and home settings, supporting diverse speech, language, and communication needs.

Our team of 22 can provide great support for your learning and development. We recently won an award for our service improvements and will be presenting these achievements at regional and national levels.

We're looking for a candidate with strong leadership skills, a passion for advocating for our patients, and a commitment to personal and team development. You will manage your own caseload, help lead group interventions, and deliver training.

Interviews will be held the 17th October 2024

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver safe and effective therapy, managing your own caseload of patients with diverse communication, learning, physical, psychological, and cognitive needs.
• Utilise evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, treat, and monitor patient progress.
• Offer guidance and training to less experienced staff and students.
• Act as a departmental resource, providing information and advice on specific conditions.
• Participate in regular supervision and ongoing professional development.
• Engage in audits and projects to enhance clinical practice, contributing to service improvement.
• Work autonomously, identifying and addressing service delivery issues.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance service standards.
• Advocate for individuals with speech, language, communication, and swallowing needs.
• Maintain confidentiality and promote safe, non-discriminatory practice.
• Align practice with Trust strategies and policies.

• Deliver training sessions to peers, students, service users, and other professionals.
• Develop and appraise therapy resources, ensuring they are evidence-based, relevant, and accessible.
• Support the training and supervision of students and staff, fostering a culture of learning and reflection.
• Contribute to service evaluation and audit to ensure quality assurance

About us

Our benefits

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

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at �18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC Registered Speech and Language Therapist

Desirable

• Evidence of postgraduate training within speech and language therapy or a specialist area.
• Practice placement supervisor qualification
• Evidence of relevant CPD activities

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of robust knowledge base relevant to role that applies to the management of a range of conditions.
• Evidence of reflective practice from work experience or student placements.
• Experience in completing assessment, clinical reasoning, delivering clinical interventions and evaluating outcomes within speech and language therapy (could be within student placements).
• Awareness of current issues in health care.
• Awareness of Standards of Professional Practice.

Desirable

• NHS experience through placement and/or employment work
• Experience in managing a range of clinical presentations
• Knowledge of outcome measures to evaluate therapy
• Developed clinical skills within relevant area
• Experience of training/supporting others (including students) within speech and language therapy

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

419-6482631-SLT-FH