Community Speech & Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Híbrido; GBP 26 000 - 34 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust seeks an Assistant Practitioner to join the Community Speech and Language Therapy Team, covering the east of the county. You will support adults with communication and swallowing disorders, delivering treatment programmes and managing your own caseload with senior therapist support.

The role spans community hospital wards, care homes, outpatient clinics and patients' homes, with some clinics held in person or via telehealth.

Qualificações

• Basic literacy and numeracy qualifications required.
• Ability to work independently within defined protocols.
• Good organisational skills and caseload management.

Responsabilidades

• Assess and deliver treatment programmes for delegated patients with communication and swallowing disorders
• Hold responsibility for own caseload with supervision
• Assess delegated patients with simple physical/psychological presentations and set objectives
• Prioritise work under supervision and evaluate clinical progress
• Work across community hospitals, care homes, outpatient clinics and patients' homes, including telehealth
• Supervise and delegate tasks to therapy assistants and students
• Progress interventions within agreed protocols and discharge patients when appropriate
• Assess and order specialised equipment and demonstrate safe usage

Formação académica

GCSE grade 9 to 4 or equivalent in literacy and numeracy

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust seeks an Assistant Practitioner to join the Community Speech and Language Therapy Team, covering the east of the county. You will support adults with communication and swallowing disorders, delivering treatment programmes and managing your own caseload with senior therapist support.

The role spans community hospital wards, care homes, outpatient clinics and patients' homes, with some clinics held in person or via telehealth.