Children Specialist Speech & Language Therapist for Autism

An opportunity has arisen to join our Multi-Disciplinary Diagnostic Team for Autism (MDA).This is an exciting time to come and join our highly motivated and pro-active team. The team has undergone a recent expansion which has allowed for further development of bespoke clinical pathways to support children and young people who are referred onto the diagnostic pathway.

We wish to recruit a motivated and passionate Highly Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with a specific interest in Autism/Social communication difficulties

The post holder will work within the Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team (MDA), carrying out complex speech, language and communication assessments to assist with a diagnostic outcome for children within the autism spectrum. You will be an integral part of the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trusts Autism diagnostic Service.

Our department offers:

excellent opportunities for development through appraisal, peer review, training opportunities, clinical supervision & safeguarding supervision

excellent support from peers and experienced colleagues within the team

excellent support from peers and experienced colleagues within the team

Well-resourced settings

regular clinical and staff meetings

opportunities for collaborative working with other professional groups, The role involves effective working within the MDA team, providing detailed specialist assessment, evaluation and advice of a complex nature to aid correct diagnosis for children referred into the autism diagnostic pathway.

You will work along side paediatricians, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists and be expected to provide feedback of outcomes to parents and schools. This will involve assessment within the clinic setting, at home and school. The successful candidate will also provide advice and recommendations as part of the patient journey on the diagnostic pathway.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.