Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Children's Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

Due to new investment, we are looking for a therapy assistant to join our multidisciplinary Social Communication Team. You will be joining at an exciting time as we are currently working with our colleagues across North Central London to transform our pathways, reducing waiting times and improving the journey for families.

The Social Communication Team currently provides an autism assessment service for children aged 2 to 12 and also works with the Language and Autism Support Team to provide post-diagnostic care. We are a friendly and supportive team based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre in Haringey, collocated with other children's services including the wider therapy teams.

Main duties of the job

The Therapy assistant will work as a member of the Social Communication Team and will be responsible for assisting in the effective delivery of individualised support and care to children undergoing neurodevelopmental assessments and receiving post-diagnostic support. They will work as part of a team of Speech and language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Neurodevelopmental Paediatricians. They will undertake a mix of administrative and clinical duties to provide a health service to children, young people and their families. The post holder will be based primarily at Tynemouth Road Health Centre but may also be required to travel to educational settings and/or the child's home. They will receive regular supervision from a therapist in the team and receive relevant in-service and external training.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

13 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2728

Job locations

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE pass for maths
GCSE pass for English

Desirable

Relevant Childcare Training Equivalent to NVQ Level 3
Range of short courses relevant to client group e.g. Makaton level 1, Attention Autism

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

To demonstrate a good level of understanding regarding different neurodevelopmental conditions including autism
Experience of working in a clinical role as a teaching assistant, therapy assistant or co-worker
Experience of working with autistic children
Experience of working with parents/carers
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Fluency in a community language.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Positive interest in working with neurodiverse children and their families
Awareness of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism
Awareness of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
Well motivated to learn and adapt
Good verbal & written communication

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE pass for maths
GCSE pass for English

Desirable

Relevant Childcare Training Equivalent to NVQ Level 3
Range of short courses relevant to client group e.g. Makaton level 1, Attention Autism

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

To demonstrate a good level of understanding regarding different neurodevelopmental conditions including autism
Experience of working in a clinical role as a teaching assistant, therapy assistant or co-worker
Experience of working with autistic children
Experience of working with parents/carers
Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

Fluency in a community language.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Positive interest in working with neurodiverse children and their families
Awareness of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism
Awareness of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds
Well motivated to learn and adapt
Good verbal & written communication

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)