Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a permanent Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to support adults with complex swallowing and communication difficulties. The role covers inpatient, outpatient, and some community work across Norfolk, three days a week, with driving required.

You will assist SLTs in treatment on wards and clinics, undertake admin tasks, and help coordinate with the multidisciplinary team under therapist direction.

Qualifications

• Literacy and numeracy up to GCSE pass or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3.

Responsibilities

• Carry out care programmes for adults with swallowing and communication difficulties.
• Assist SLTs on wards, clinics and in the community.
• Work independently in the community across Norfolk.
• Undertake clinical and non-clinical duties supporting the service.
• Provide admin support for patient-related activity.
• Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks.
• Link members of the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Word processing

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Education

GCSE literacy & numeracy

NVQ Level 2/3

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

A permanent Speech and Language Therapy Assistant post in the SLT team at the Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services, part of East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, working three days a week. The work supports speech and language therapists in treating adults with complex swallowing and communication difficulties, under therapist direction. It covers inpatients and outpatients, with some lone community work across Norfolk and admin for patient-related activity. A full driving licence is needed for the community travel.

What the job involves

• Carry out individual programmes of care for adult inpatients and outpatients with complex swallowing and communication difficulties, under SLT direction
• Assist SLTs in delivering speech and language therapy treatment on the ward, in outpatient clinics and in the community
• Work alone in the community across Norfolk under the therapist's direction
• Undertake clinical and non-clinical duties that support the service
• Provide administrative support for patient-related activity
• Share responsibility for indirect patient contact tasks
• Link members of the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Literacy and numeracy up to GCSE pass or equivalent
• NVQ Level 2 or 3

Experience

• Comprehensive experience of working in a healthcare setting or equivalent
• Experience working independently with people with physical and/or emotional needs from long-term health conditions or equivalent
• Experience undertaking administration duties

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding of the SLT role and a keen interest in the field
• Ability to keep accurate, up-to-date records
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to engage well with people who have an impaired ability to communicate
• Compassion, sensitivity and empathy towards people with emotional needs from complex long-term conditions

Checks & eligibility

• Full, valid driving licence

Other

• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Willingness to learn from more experienced colleagues

Nice to have

• Experience as a therapy or nursing assistant or rehab technician
• Experience working with people with an impaired ability to communicate
• Experience working in the NHS
• Experience working with SLTs
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
• Trained to use SystmOne healthcare records software