Children’s Speech & Language Therapy Assistant — Band 4

Sussex Community; Brighton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Brighton is seeking a Fixed Term Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Band 4) to join the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service. You will work with children with complex development and communication needs, supporting interaction, language and play, within a large multidisciplinary team and independently when appropriate.

The role requires experience with children in clinical or educational settings and knowledge of child development; you will

Qualifications

• Experience working with Children in a health or education setting in a professional capacity.
• Experience making and recording observations.
• Knowledge of child development.
• Experience working with families.
• Experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs.

Responsibilities

• To be clinically responsible for a caseload of patients who have been delegated by a registered member of staff.
• To progress and manage own caseload of patients with freedom to act within structured parameters.
• To have the ability to use initiative and feedback to relevant registered member of staff.
• To provide treatment and care programmes to clients on an individual or group basis.
• To report and document variances in a patient's condition or planned pathway of care to the registered member of staff.
• To maintain high standards of clinical care as defined by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
• Work autonomously within the MDT or service in the delivery of planned rehabilitation, interventions and health care programmes.
• To assess patients within an agreed caseload under the direction of the therapist, using a predetermined protocol.

Skills

Experience working with Children in a

Experience making and recording Observ

Knowledge of child development

Experience working with families

Experience of working with children w/

Education

GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Job description

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust in Brighton is seeking a Fixed Term Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Band 4) to join the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service. You will work with children with complex development and communication needs, supporting interaction, language and play, within a large multidisciplinary team and independently when appropriate.

The role requires experience with children in clinical or educational settings and knowledge of child development; you will