Job summary
37.5 hours per week
We are looking to recruit a professionally qualified speech and
language therapist to work in the Childrens Speech and Language Therapy
Service in the Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. We are happy to accept applications from
speech and language therapy students on the proviso that the are registered to
Health Care Professions Council by end October 2025.
We are well equipped with excellent administrative support and
have an award winning YouTube channel, Barnsley
speech and language therapy - YouTube and Tookit, www.barnsleyspeechtherapy.co.uk . We have recently won an Excellence Award for
use of Virtual-Reality in therapy.
We hold regular team meetings and offer clinical and safeguarding
supervision, mentoring and CPD opportunities.
We are committed to pastoral care of staff.
We are happy to accept applications from speech and language
therapy students on the proviso that the are registered to Health Care
Professions Council by end October 2025.
For further information,
contact our Clinical Manager, janet.whiting@swyt.nhs.uk, giving
your name and a mobile number.
Our Trust is committed to
safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, expecting all
colleagues to be the same.
At
the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK
Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward
to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
You will participate in the
provision and development of an effective, high-quality speech and language
therapy service for children, young people and families. You will assess, diagnose and manage speech,
language and communication difficulties in a range of clients, organising your
caseload independently but with access to mentoring, clinical and management
supervision. You will demonstrate sound
clinical judgement, including the ability to negotiate, differentially diagnose
and develop and evaluate care plans. You will also be a member of the
multidisciplinary team and provide advice to other professionals. You will work with and support speech and
language therapy assistants. As with all health care, you will complete timely,
accurate and comprehensive clinical records.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be
fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are
using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We
strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before
selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to
enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application
form.
About us
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 were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were 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.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
- To participate in the provision, development, organisation and co-ordination of an effective, high quality Speech and Language Therapy Service to specified client groups
- To provide effective clinical input to these clients
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- To provide clinical advice on the assessment, diagnosis and management of speech, language and communication difficulties and where applicable, swallowing difficulties, with a range of clients, including those with complex needs and to develop a clinical interest within the context of the caseload
- To follow and, when required, contribute to the development of departmental policies/guidelines and to participate in the development of innovations in service delivery taking account of Clinical Governance
- To manage a caseload independently with regular supervision and to prepare, implement and evaluate communication programmes and advice for clients to ensure the delivery of designated standards of care consistent with service policy and RCSLT guidelines
- To demonstrate sound clinical judgment, including negotiation, differential diagnosis, reflection, evaluation and the development of care plans. Clinical practice should be framed with reference to evidence based practice, having access to a supervisor, showing a recognition of own professional boundaries and the need for supervision, support and advice
- To demonstrate flexibility with clients, carers and others around individual case management
- To provide advice regarding the needs of individual clients to the multi-agency team, demonstrating team-working skills
- To participate in the development and delivery of specified training and group work to a variety of recipients with the support of more senior members of staff
- To develop and maintain appropriate professional relationships showing an awareness of other professions and agencies which provide services to clients with communication difficulties
- To reflect on practice individually and with peers and to identify personal strengths and needs and to demonstrate continuous professional development and maintain a portfolio in line with professional and Trust recommendations
- To provide advice and support to volunteers and assistants and to provide mentoring to newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists
- To provide student placements in line with RCSLT guidelines and to assist in the development of students from other professional groups
- To maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with Departmental and Trust protocols, write appropriate reports, attend case conferences and reviews and to provide statistical information to facilitate future business planning in line with Trust objectives
- To participate in Departmental information gathering, audit and research to support clinical effectiveness and Clinical Governance
- To adhere to relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN and other legal frameworks
- To work within the confines of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:
Honest, open, transparent
Respectful
Person first and in the centre
Improve and be outstanding
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow
Families and carers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:
All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;
maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;
understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy;
comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;
receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;
ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;
comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;
work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.
adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;
In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB SUMMARY
- To participate in the provision, development, organisation and co-ordination of an effective, high quality Speech and Language Therapy Service to specified client groups
- To provide effective clinical input to these clients
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- To provide clinical advice on the assessment, diagnosis and management of speech, language and communication difficulties and where applicable, swallowing difficulties, with a range of clients, including those with complex needs and to develop a clinical interest within the context of the caseload
- To follow and, when required, contribute to the development of departmental policies/guidelines and to participate in the development of innovations in service delivery taking account of Clinical Governance
- To manage a caseload independently with regular supervision and to prepare, implement and evaluate communication programmes and advice for clients to ensure the delivery of designated standards of care consistent with service policy and RCSLT guidelines
- To demonstrate sound clinical judgment, including negotiation, differential diagnosis, reflection, evaluation and the development of care plans. Clinical practice should be framed with reference to evidence based practice, having access to a supervisor, showing a recognition of own professional boundaries and the need for supervision, support and advice
- To demonstrate flexibility with clients, carers and others around individual case management
- To provide advice regarding the needs of individual clients to the multi-agency team, demonstrating team-working skills
- To participate in the development and delivery of specified training and group work to a variety of recipients with the support of more senior members of staff
- To develop and maintain appropriate professional relationships showing an awareness of other professions and agencies which provide services to clients with communication difficulties
- To reflect on practice individually and with peers and to identify personal strengths and needs and to demonstrate continuous professional development and maintain a portfolio in line with professional and Trust recommendations
- To provide advice and support to volunteers and assistants and to provide mentoring to newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists
- To provide student placements in line with RCSLT guidelines and to assist in the development of students from other professional groups
- To maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with Departmental and Trust protocols, write appropriate reports, attend case conferences and reviews and to provide statistical information to facilitate future business planning in line with Trust objectives
- To participate in Departmental information gathering, audit and research to support clinical effectiveness and Clinical Governance
- To adhere to relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN and other legal frameworks
- To work within the confines of the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)
Trust Values:
The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:
Honest, open, transparent
Respectful
Person first and in the centre
Improve and be outstanding
Relevant today, ready for tomorrow
Families and carers matter
Safeguarding:
Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.
Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.
Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:
All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:
ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;
maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;
understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Trust Data Protection Policy;
comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;
receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;
understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;
recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;
ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;
comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);
demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;
abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;
work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.
adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;
being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;
Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promptly;
In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- A demonstrable range of core professional skills, including familiarity with a range of clinical protocols.
- Demonstrable knowledge of communication disorders presenting in a range of clients with communication difficulties in order to provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention.
- Flexible clinical skills which take account of the needs of the individual client.
- Demonstrable knowledge of issues related to the delivery of training to a range of recipients.
- Insight into issues of confidentiality in the context of health care.
- Insight into the requirement for excellence in clinical record keeping.
- An awareness of the functions of related professions, agencies and legislation relating to services to clients.
Desirable
- An awareness of screening procedure for swallowing difficulties.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in speech and language pathology or therapy or equivalent.
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Certificate to Practice.
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Organisational skills to plan own work time and caseload management.
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a team.
- Verbal and interpersonal skills which are able to adapt to the communication situation.
- Written communication skills sufficient to ensure professional standards in record keeping and report writing.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children in a clinical setting.
Desirable
- Previous experience as a speech and language therapist working in the NHS.
Person Specification
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- A demonstrable range of core professional skills, including familiarity with a range of clinical protocols.
- Demonstrable knowledge of communication disorders presenting in a range of clients with communication difficulties in order to provide assessment, diagnosis and intervention.
- Flexible clinical skills which take account of the needs of the individual client.
- Demonstrable knowledge of issues related to the delivery of training to a range of recipients.
- Insight into issues of confidentiality in the context of health care.
- Insight into the requirement for excellence in clinical record keeping.
- An awareness of the functions of related professions, agencies and legislation relating to services to clients.
Desirable
- An awareness of screening procedure for swallowing difficulties.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in speech and language pathology or therapy or equivalent.
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist Certificate to Practice.
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Organisational skills to plan own work time and caseload management.
- Ability and commitment to work as part of a team.
- Verbal and interpersonal skills which are able to adapt to the communication situation.
- Written communication skills sufficient to ensure professional standards in record keeping and report writing.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children in a clinical setting.
Desirable
- Previous experience as a speech and language therapist working in the NHS.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
