Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6  Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work within Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service. This  role would suit an experienced and confident therapist with an interest in the relationship between SLCN and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 

You will be working at a universal, targeted and specialist levels supporting young people who are currently accessing the Youth Justice Service. Part of the role will involve working with children young people at risk of exclusion, their families and schools.  You will carry out direct assessment and intervention, develop training packages for other professionals and work collaboratively with colleagues within Youth Justice and the wider professional team to support young people and their families.

You will join a small established multi-disciplinary health team, comprising of  SLTs, a Clinical Psychologist and Mental Health nurses, who work within the wider Youth Justice Service to support the physical, social and emotional health needs of young people. You will work with colleagues to contribute to a holistic understanding of a young person’s strengths and needs and to formulate a support plan.

You will also be part of the wider team of Speech & Language Therapists working across Dorset to deliver Speech and Language Therapy in close cooperation with other professional colleagues. This role will include the opportunity to contribute to service development and audit. 

Main duties of the job

To provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy, and dignity.

To work with children and young people who have experienced trauma, or have social, emotional and/or mental health needs, or present with neurodiversity.

To provide specialist care and interventions, assessments, treatments and managing patients on a caseload, as part of the wider multi-disciplinary care team.

To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.

To devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.

Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.

This is a fixed term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only.  Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.