Specialised Speech & Language Therapist - Clinical Team lead MDA

Our Autism Diagnostic Service providing multi-disciplinary assessment (MDA) for children in Wakefield is seeking a new team member as we expand out service. This is an opportunity to help us shape the future of the team and work as part of a growing and developing service., To support the Mid Yorkshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Autism diagnostic pathway. The post holder will be part of 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. This will include the use of ADOS.

To be clinical lead for the speech and language team within the MDA Pathway providing clinical leadership and support to promote high quality client-centred care ensuring clients are treated with dignity, equity and respect..

To manage staff working within the children's speech and language team MDA team.

To coordinate, help deliver and develop training packages to our own staff and those of our partner agencies on all aspects of communication and interaction related to autism.

Our ideal candidate has experience of working with autistic children and is highly skilled in carrying out complex speech, language and communication assessments. We are looking for someone who is a highly motivated and enthusiastic speech and language therapist to join our team. We can also offer training in diagnostic tools if you do not already have this.

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.