Clinical Support Worker - Community Adult Speech & Language Therapy

Sussexcommunity; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Support Worker for their Speech and Language Therapy Service in Bognor Regis. The role involves supporting qualified therapists, conducting assessments, and ensuring effective patient care. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, relevant qualifications, and a commitment to compassionate care. This position offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent in a relevant subject required.
• Good standard of Secondary education.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessments and treatments under supervision.
• Support patient care and clinical governance.
• Conduct administrative tasks for the Adult Speech and Language Team.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Planning

Education

NVQ 3

Good standard of Secondary education

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Clinical Support Worker - Community Adult Speech & Language Therapy

We have an exciting full time opportunity for a Clinical Support Worker for our Community Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service covering Bognor and surrounding areas.

The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist providing clinical assessments and treatments; and will demonstrate observation skills and the ability to report back to qualified staff on patient behaviours in relation to communication and/or eating and drinking skills or difficulties.

If you have previous caring experience and can evidence that you're caring, compassionate, motivated, enjoy working as part of a team, then we would welcome a discussion with you.

Main duties of the job

The position will be based primarily at Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital. However, the post holder will be required to travel across Bognor and surrounding areas for home visits and other Trust sites. Therefore, a full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle will be essential.

The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist providing clinical assessments and treatments; and administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and clinical processes.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

To be a clinical support worker within the Community Adult Speech and Language Service contributing to the provision of a comprehensive clinical service to all clients referred with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in Bognor and surrounding areas.

To be an active member of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team and to implement supervised clinical tasks as directed by Speech and Language Therapists within the team in a range of community settings.

To carry out administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and the clinical processes of the Adult Speech and Language Team.

To ensure sufficient procedures are in place to provide safe and effective administrative support to clinical staff.

To comply with the standards and priorities laid down by the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Deputy Operational Head of Service, Sussex Community NHS Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

• NVQ 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Good standard of Secondary education

Skills & Knowledge

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, including observation, empathy, listening skills and the ability to follow instructions from senior staff
• Ability to work independently with organisation, problem solving, negotiation and planning skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team
• Commitment to developing skills and knowledge
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and produce documents to a high standard
• To manage diaries and make appointments
• Ability to take accurate meeting minutes
• Ability to understand work related boundaries and the ability to refer matters of importance to senior colleagues

Other

• Car driver with access to a suitable vehicle (full drivers licence)

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.

Advanced Speech and Language Therapist Lead