Speech Therapy Assistant

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Leeds; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 3 SLT assistant to support patients with communication and swallowing difficulties across acute and specialty pathways. The post provides supervision, development opportunities and exposure to Head and Neck cancer pathways in a forward-thinking service.

You will join a supportive team with access to CPD, training and mandatory sessions, while developing clinical and administrative skills and contributing to audit and service improvement

Qualifications

• Experience of working in health, social care, education or support settings.
• Understanding of Speech and Language Therapy or willingness to learn.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office and email.
• Good organisational skills with ability to prioritise work.

Responsibilities

• Work in a busy clinical environment with a compassionate, patient-centred approach.
• Collaborate with qualified clinicians as part of the SLT team.
• Maintain confidentiality, health, safety and professional boundaries.
• Undertake training and progress towards agreed competencies.
• Support people with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• Contribute to training, education, QA activities and service improvements.
• Read the attached job description for further information.

Skills

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Language Therapy Service comprising 34wte SLTs serving ENT/Maxillofacial/Head and Neck, Neurosciences, Acute Medicine including complex airways and Outpatients. The Department offers comprehensive supervision in conjunction with a well-established Continuing Professional Development program and access to regular staff meetings. You will be working with one of the most forward-thinking, pioneering and well-respected Trusts in the UK. With St James's University Hospital and Leeds General Infirmary being two of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, our reputation for excellence has seen us train thousands of medical specialists who now practive all over the world. When you're working with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you'll enjoy a strong performance management culture where everyone is clear about their responsibilities, works to the values of the organisation and is empowered to embrace continuous personal and professional improvement.

We’ve created a culture where people take real pride in their work, respect each other and all work together to deliver the most exceptional standards of patient care. We have a happy, productive work environment where everyone in every role plays their own important part in our success.

What you will bring to the role

• Experience of working with people in a health, social care, education or support setting.
• An understanding of the role of Speech and Language Therapy, or a willingness to learn.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Confidence using IT systems, including Microsoft Office, email and administrative systems.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work.

Why this role?

This post offers:

• A Band 3 entry point into a developing Adult SLT assistant workforce.
• A clear opportunity to work towards Band 4 Assistant Practitioner competencies over time.
• Experience supporting patients with communication and swallowing difficulties across acute and specialist pathways.
• The opportunity to work closely with experienced Speech and Language Therapists in a supportive and forward-thinking service.
• Development of clinical, administrative, organisational and therapy support skills.
• Involvement in preparing therapy resources, supporting therapy programmes, maintaining records and contributing to audit or service improvement activity.
• Exposure to specialist adult services, including acute inpatient care and Head and Neck cancer pathways.
• Access to supervision, induction, mandatory training, in-service learning and continuing professional development.

Why you should join our Team

The post holder will join a highly supportive and innovative Speech and, best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind Our Trust priorities Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Additional responsibilities

• a busy clinical environment, A compassionate, patient-centred approach.
• The ability to work as part of a team and follow direction from qualified clinicians.
• An awareness of confidentiality, health and safety, and professional boundaries.
• A willingness to undertake training and work towards agreed competencies.
• An interest in supporting people with communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
• As the role develops, you will be supported to build the skills required for progression towards Band 4 Assistant Practitioner responsibilities.
• This may include developing greater confidence in delegated clinical work, contributing to training and education, supporting quality improvement activity, and working with increasing independence within agreed competencies.
• Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the