Adult Speech and Language Therapy

Opportunity has arisen to join our Adult Speech and Language Therapy team for 12 months. You will provide inpatients services for patients with communication disorders and dysphagia across at our two hospital sites at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and Bassetlaw Hospital. You will work on a team that is supportive and dedicated. We provide: + Specialist Clinics: SLT-led nasendoscopy, FEES, and Videofluoroscopy + Funded, dedicated Critical Care SLT team + Inclusive and committed CPD opportunities, evidence-based practice, audit, research, and staff well-being + Our Team has won 2 awards; for staff Well-Being and for Quality Improvement. + Our patient satisfaction is high with an I Want Great Care score of 4.76/5 and a 15.8% response rate. Our staff satisfaction is high; our latest TED Survey scored 4.4/5. We offer: + Close links with Stroke Team, ENT, Radiology, Nutrition & Dietetics and other key services. + A supportive environment that values transparency and staff engagement and inclusion in service delivery and decision making + Continuous professional development with our CPD programme and regular supervision sessions, + Assess, treat, and manage SLT inpatients across a variety of wards, including ED if requested, AMU, Critical Care as required, Frailty, ENT, Surgical, Cardiology, Orthopaedic and Respiratory on two sites + Support the Clinical Team Lead with operational management of the Adult SLT inpatient service + Deliver training and education to the wider MDT and provide clinical education to SLT students as necessary + Contribute to service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives as required, If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. For example, AI responses… 1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants. 2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers 3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation. + Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. + We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants. + The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. + All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

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

• 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 scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.