We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Primary Care team at HMP YOI Moorland, a category C men's Prison and Young Offenders Institution, near Hatfield Woodhouse in West Yorkshire.
Within this role you will be working across our West Yorkshire Cluster of prisons which will include HMP Leeds, Wakefield, Wealstun and New Hall.
Job summary
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our Primary Care team at HMP YOI Moorland, a category C men's Prison and Young Offenders Institution, near Hatfield Woodhouse in West Yorkshire.
Within this role you will be working across our West Yorkshire Cluster of prisons which will include HMP Leeds, Wakefield, Wealstun and New Hall.
Hours
37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday.
Salary
This position is full time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £53,277 per annum FTE - depending on experience.
Main duties of the job
As a Speech and Language Therapist, your responsibilities will vary:
* You need expert clinical skills and be able to take a holistic approach to patient centred care.
* Delivering with autonomy a comprehensive speech and language therapy service to your own caseload within the prison, inclusive of a comprehensive specialist assessment and differential diagnosis of all aspects of communication, language, speech, voice, fluency, eating, and drinking for patients referred to the service.
* Provide outstanding evidence-based care to our patients, seeking out, listening to, and acting on their feedback, so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
* You will provide clinical leadership for the Speech and Language pathway within the prison.
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team made up of a variety of registered and non-registered professionals including primary care, mental health, social care, end-of-life care, and substance misuse practitioners.
It doesn't stop there we also offer:
* Company pension scheme which we as Practice Plus Group also pay into.
* 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus 8 public bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time).
* An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.
* Discounts on shopping and leisure activities.
* Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development.
* Excellent long-term career prospects.
* 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it.
About us
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We're the UK's leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Group's purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
* We treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated.
* We act with integrity.
* We embrace diversity.
* We strive to do things better together.
We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.
Qualifications required
* You should be an established speech and language therapist with experience of pathway development and change management.
* You will have experience working as a Speech and Language therapist within a large multi-disciplinary team, ideally across multiple sites/locations, as well as being Health Professions Council Licence to Practice.
* The focus is subject expert leadership rather than leading a team and therefore candidates will require excellent partnership building, time management and organisation skills.
* Understanding of the complexities of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.
* Understanding of clinical governance, health and safety, QOF.
Employer details
Employer name
Practice Plus Group
Address
Bawtry Rd, Hatfield, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 6BW
Employer's website
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