Adult Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

HCRG Care Group; Hale; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Discounts & rewards

On-demand pay

Wellbeing support

Career development

Learning & development

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking an Adult Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to support adults with acquired neurological conditions. You will work with the SLT to deliver therapy, assist with programmes, and help patients improve communication and swallowing in community and outpatient settings.

The role requires a full UK driving licence, 37.5 hours per week, and a patient-centred, team-based approach within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent).
• Excellent IT skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt written and verbal to patient level of understanding.
• Flexible in approach and responsive to changing demands.
• Able to prioritise/time manage.
• Self-evaluate performance and complete programmes independently.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate clinical information with supervision.
• Identify risk and minimise safety effects.
• Contribute in team meetings and clinical discussions.
• Full UK driving licence and access to vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice for patients and families about therapy needs under the guidance of the Speech and Language Therapist.
• Handle sensitive information about patients and communicate appropriately.
• Demonstrate empathy and sensitivity to patients and families.
• Maintain up-to-date written electronic records following professional standards.
• Provide education sessions to patients, families, and external organisations.
• Participate in delivery of therapy programmes, both individual and group.
• Pursue ongoing personal development through internal/external opportunities.
• Prioritise clinical work while balancing other patient-related activities.
• Understand capacity and consent principles and apply them in practice.
• Implement therapy across settings including community wards, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and patients’ homes.

Skills

GCSE English

Excellent IT skills

Independent & team

Good written & verbal communication

Adapt to patient understanding

Flexible approach

Time management

Self-evaluate & complete programmes

Gather, analyse & evaluate clinical情報

Identify risk & safety

Team meeting participation

Full UK driving license

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Adult Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to join our team at Farnham Hospital, working 37.5 hours per week. In this role, you will work closely with our Speech & Language Therapist to support adults with a range of acquired neurological conditions. You will play a key part in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, assisting with therapy programmes, and helping individuals to improve their communication and swallowing abilities. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patients' independence and quality of life within a supportive multidisciplinary team. This role involves community visits and outpatients clinics across 4 sites within our catchment area - Yateley, Frimley Green, Fleet and Farnham, therefore a driver's license and access to a car is essential.

Responsibilities

• To provide support and advice for the patient and their families/carers about all aspects of their care that relate to their therapy needs under the guidance of the Speech and Language Therapist,
• To provide and receive sensitive information regarding a patients difficulties and expectations and to respond appropriately
• To be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in response to patients and their families/carers.
• To ensure that up to date written electronic records and activity are maintained in accordance with the professional and organisation standards
• To provide education sessions to patients and their families/carers and external organisations under the guidance of a speech and language therapist
• To participate in the delivery of the therapy programme both individual and group provision
• To demonstrate ongoing personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities
• To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires.
• To understand the core principles of capacity and consent to treatment and apply this to practice
• To implement therapy within a range of settings including community wards, outpatient clinics, nursing homes and patient's own home.

Essential Qualifications & Requirements

• GCSE English Grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Excellent IT skills
• To work independently and as part of a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• To be able to adapt written and verbal to account patient level of understanding
• To be flexible in approach and be responsive to changing demands
• Able to prioritise/time manage
• To self- evaluate performance, completing set programmes independently and seek advice as appropriate
• To gather, analyse and evaluate clinical information with supervision
• To identify risk and how to minimise its effects upon individuals safety
• To contribute in team meetings and clinical discussions
• Full UK drivers license and access to vehicle, While not essential, we would welcome applicants who have an understanding of the range of Speech and Language Therapy provided to adults with acquired neurological conditions, as well as the role of the SLT Assistant within the NHS. Experience of paid or voluntary work with a relevant client group is desirable, alongside experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. Familiarity with using AAC or other therapy apps would also be advantageous.

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Working Pattern

Monday- Friday; 08:30-16:30 - this can be flexible (37.5hrs/ week).

Package Description

As a Adult Speech & Language Therapy Assistant, you'll be part of our valued team based at Farnham Hospital. You will feel valued as a Adult Speech & Language Therapy Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £24,486.00-£26,155.50 (dependent on experience) with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year