Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

On-site in Repton·Added today (last checked 12 Nov)

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 a year
About £1,840 - £1,940 a month after tax.
Closing date: Apply by Thursday 26 November

The role

Job summary

Are you interested in a career in Speech and Language Therapy?

We currently have an opportunity to work within our adult community Speech & Language Therapy team, working with adults who have acquired neurological disorders and who require support with communication, eating and drinking and swallowing.

Our Speech and Language Therapy Assistant post is for 33.75 hours a week (with the possibility of becoming a full time post at 37.5 hours a week) and will be based at Repton Health Centre, covering Derby City, South Derbyshire and the Amber Valley areas.

Main duties of the job

Assist the SLT team in providing a clinical service (assessment and treatment) to a SLT caseload
Carry out programmes of therapy under the supervision of the SLT within a clinical team
Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records in line with RCSLT professional and Trust standards.
Participate in training in area of clinical experience
Demonstrate duties to new starters and less experienced SLTAs, and other support staff.
Understand the rationale behind therapy tasks and activities set by the SLT based on basic theory of speech language development/breakdown.
Develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding for children and adults.

About us

The Purpose and Activities of DCHS?

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Our Vision

"To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work"

Our Values

To get the basics right
To act with compassion and respect
To make a difference
To value and develop teamwork
To value everyone's contribution: "everyone matters".

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Patient Care

Assist in the planning and delivery of SLT interventions.
Run therapy groups under the direction of a SLT.
Make modifications within programmes to suit clients or circumstances
Adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural, linguistic and cognitive differences.
Advise and support health, social care and other support staff on how to deliver SLT programmes
Ensure that clients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

Essential

GCSE English Language/or equivalent NVQ level 3 or relevant qualification.
Relevant experience of working with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
Experience of working with adults in care settings

Desirable

Familiar with Widgit and other communication resource software.
Experience of working with other client groups with communication difficulties.
Experience of working as an SLT assistant or working under direction of a SLT delivering speech/language programmes.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Good IT skills
Good communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to move between community locations during the working day

Desirable

Fluent in another community language (eg BSL)
Coaching skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

Able to work as part of MDT and multi-agency teams

Desirable

Able to demonstrate an interest in supporting patient care

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.