The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service is currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 5 or soon to be qualified Speech Language Therapist to be part of our innovative mainstream schools service, which supports children from Year 1 age with language difficulties in school. The post is based in the Doncaster area but could go across the Doncaster and Bassetlaw health communities.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Professional specific degree i.e. BSC speech sciences or Masters in medical sciences.
- Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Registered with the Health Care Professions Council or working towards their registration post qualification
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
Desirable
- Relevant undergraduate experience of working with children with special educational needs
- Undergraduate experience of signing e.g. Makaton
- Relevant undergraduate experience of working with multidisciplinary teams
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Can demonstrate good analytical and reflection skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Good organisational skills
- Negotiation and problem solving skills
- Adaptable to change
- Prioritisation skills
- Well-developed concentration skills
- Calm under pressure
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.
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).
Closing Date: 12 April 2026
