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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

IANDS SCT Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated person to join the Social Communication Team; a specialist service for autistic children of 5 years and under. The team provides assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autistic children and their parents/carers. The team also provides support, training and consultation to staff across a range of providers. You will need to be passionate about autism, working in a multi-disciplinary team and able to work sensitively with very young autistic children and their parents/carers.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for assisting in the effective delivery of individualised support and care to children undergoing neurodevelopmental assessments and receiving post-diagnostic support. You will work as part of a team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Neurodevelopmental Paediatricians.

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 Trust believes 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.

Details

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,485 to £31,088 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2827

Job locations

The Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway RD

London

N7 6LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will involve providing a mix of administrative and clinical support to the MDT. Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post will involve providing a mix of administrative and clinical support to the MDT. Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English O-level/G.C.S.E.
  • Positive interest in working with autistic children and their families

Desirable

  • Experience of working with autistic children

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Autism awareness and skills relevant to communicating with children with autism
  • Strong IT skills e.g. confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of the work of therapists, i.e. occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, psychologists
  • Awareness of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds

Desirable

  • An understanding of the roles and working relations of multi-agencies involved with autistic children

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good organisational and prioritisation skills
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English O-level/G.C.S.E.
  • Positive interest in working with autistic children and their families

Desirable

  • Experience of working with autistic children

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Autism awareness and skills relevant to communicating with children with autism
  • Strong IT skills e.g. confident user of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of the work of therapists, i.e. occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, psychologists
  • Awareness of the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds

Desirable

  • An understanding of the roles and working relations of multi-agencies involved with autistic children

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Good organisational and prioritisation skills

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

The Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway RD

London

N7 6LB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway RD

London

N7 6LB


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead

Sheila Vanezis

sheila.vanezis@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,485 to £31,088 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-2827

Job locations

The Northern Health Centre

580 Holloway RD

London

N7 6LB


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