Assistant Practitioner - AAC

NHS Jobs; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an AAC assessor and trainer to provide training to patients and their carers on the care and programming of AAC equipment. You will prepare equipment, personalise vocabularies for trials, and support the MDT during assessments and loan periods, including remote clinics when appropriate.

Independently run support clinics, maintain accurate case notes in line with Trust Policy, gather activity data, and contribute to the

Qualifications

• Provide training to patients and carers on care and programming of AAC equipment.
• Independently run support clinics face to face or via remote platforms.
• Maintain up to date case notes and records per Trust Policy.
• Gather activity data and record it per Trust Policy.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and delivery of AAC training for professionals and members of the public.
• Support MDT with admin during assessments and equipment loan periods.
• Liaise with local teams to collate relevant vocabularies.
• Prepare equipment and personalise AAC vocabularies for trials.

Job description

During Assessments - Input into the assessment planning sessions by sharing knowledge of the software, hardware and vocabularies contained within the various AAC devices used- Prepare equipment as requested by the MDT in equipment planning sheets - Programme equipment with relevant information as directed by MDT- Provide basic technical support during assessments to support MDT- Write clinical observations during assessments to feed back to MDT- Support the MDT with admin during assessments - To contribute in the driving to and from patient visits with MDT Equipment Programming - With guidance, prepare equipment for use during trial loan period. This will involve personalising AAC vocabularies and occasional programming basic EAT operations- Liaise with local teams to collate relevant vocabularies Training- Provide training to patients and their carers on the care and programming of communication aids prior to the short term loan of equipment.- Contribute to the rolling programme of software training in conjunction with departmental peers- Support in the admin of delivering a rolling programme of AAC training bespoke training on AAC where requested Support- Support patients and their carers through the assessment process and provide feedback to the MDT re: the progress of targets.- Provide basic technical support to individuals during an equipment evaluation loan period.-Where required, partake in communication partner work to model good practice- Independently run support clinics either face to face or via remote platformsGeneral - Pasticipate in and attend departmental meetings- Participate in appraisal process in line with Trust policies- Identify own training needs and to participate in appropriate training accordingly- To assist with the planning and delivery of awareness raising events and training courses to professionals and members of the public as appropriate-Bring to the attention of the AAC WEST lead clinicians any issues appropriate to the post and the department- Bring to the attention of line manager any service improvement suggestions- Maintain up to date and accurate case notes and records in line with Trust Policy, as needed.- Gather activity data accurately and to record this in line with Trust Policy

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata for part time roles