AAC Technician & Equipment Prep Specialist

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's AAC WEST team is recruiting an Associate Assistant Practitioner to support in preparing communication aids prescribed for active patients on the service caseload.

The role, based at the Bristol Enablement Service, is a development post supported by experienced AAC staff. It is non patient facing and requires a confident computer user who can manage their own workload.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Maths.
• NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care.
• Basic knowledge of Augmentative Alternative Communication principles.
• Excellent communication skills with patients, families, carers and professionals.
• Confident computer user with MS Word/Access/Excel, email and internet.
• Demonstrable ability to learn new computer software.
• Experience in care or educational settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Communication Aids programming: prepare vocabularies using specialist software.
• Equipment preparation for assessments and training sessions.
• Provide telephone support to patients and their support teams in the region.
• Assist in the delivery of AAC training sessions.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient support

Team collaboration

Organisational skills

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Training delivery

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Access

Email

Internet

Social media

Job description

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's AAC WEST team is recruiting an Associate Assistant Practitioner to support in preparing communication aids prescribed for active patients on the service caseload.

The role, based at the Bristol Enablement Service, is a development post supported by experienced AAC staff. It is non patient facing and requires a confident computer user who can manage their own workload.