Speech and Language Therapy Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Oxford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapy Support Worker to assist within inpatient neuro-rehabilitation and outpatient services under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist. You will help deliver routine interventions for patients with communication and eating and drinking difficulties.

You will follow departmental guidelines, support therapy groups, prepare materials, collect data, and contribute to MDT activity.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting therapy or care for patients with neurological impairments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine therapy activities under SLT supervision.
• Assist in planning and running therapy groups.
• Prepare therapy materials and collect data as directed.
• Demonstrate SLT techniques to patients and carers.
• Develop personalised SLT resources with IT tools.
• Support administrative tasks for SLT services.

Skills

Patient care

SLT assistance

Team collaboration

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

Speech and Language Therapy Support Worker

The post holder will work across inpatient neuro-rehabilitation / acquired brain injury and outpatient services under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) in order to: Carry out routine therapeutic interventions with patients who have communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties, under direct supervision of the SLT. Follow departmental guidelines and standards to independently support the work of SLTs, e.g. jointly planning and running therapy groups. Provide clinical administrative support to SLTs, including preparation of therapy materials, data collection and analysis. Please refer to the full job description and person specification

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Patient Care Under the supervision of the SLT, to carry out routine therapy activities following programmes set by the SLT with patients who have a range of complex impairments as a result of acquired or progressive neurological illnesses.
• To carry out specified observation and information gathering to contribute to the SLTs assessment and intervention.
• To work with guidance from the SLT to modify and progress therapy intervention programmes in response to the patients needs.
• To demonstrate SLT interventions to members of the multi-disciplinary team and to the patients family and carers.
• To facilitate multi-disciplinary therapy groups under the supervision of the SLT / multi-disciplinary team.
• To access IT support effectively to develop personalised SLT programmes and resources.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust