Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our service with the newly developed school team who will be providing S&LT input to C&YP. The post will involve supporting children who have identified speech, language and communication needs as part of their Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP'S).

As part of this role you will be working in partnership with education and other professionals and parents/carers to provide therapy support. Working primarily within schools, early years and educational settings delivering S&LT interventions.

Main duties of the job

Independently plan and implement therapy programmes for specific areas of speech, language and communication work, this will include educating school staff, parents and other health care professionals by demonstrating, coaching, training and modelling the SLT approaches.

Complete routine interventions with supervision from the SLT as required e.g. delegated intervention with new clients, observation and informal assessment through play and interaction, advice, coaching and teaching to parents/carers and school staff.

To autonomously plan and carry out SLT interventions for children working in different educational locations across the county.

Support new staff through the induction process and offer ongoing mentoring and training where appropriate to colleagues.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

06 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

270-TF606-ACS

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London Road

Kettering

NN15 7PW

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent including English
NVQ111/B tech in SLT or 2.5 years relevant in a SLT service or 5 years relevant work experience if over 21 years.
Relevant practical work experience related to the clinical area of this post.
Excellent general communication skills with excellent standard of written and spoken English

knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with children e.g. in a school or pre-school setting
Previous experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
Awareness and understanding of the role of other professionals
Working with children with SLT needs
Specific therapy approaches e.g. Signalong, Derbyshire Language Scheme, Intensive Interaction
Engage and communicate effectively with service users, cares and other relevant key individuals

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Good communication skills - both written and spoken
Good interpersonal skills, including skills in observation, listening and empathy
Good organisational and time management skills, including ability to prioritise and work flexibly
Able to work as part of a team
Able to use IT to support client management
Able to contribute and present in group forums

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

5 GCSE or equivalent including English
NVQ111/B tech in SLT or 2.5 years relevant in a SLT service or 5 years relevant work experience if over 21 years.
Relevant practical work experience related to the clinical area of this post.
Excellent general communication skills with excellent standard of written and spoken English

knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with children e.g. in a school or pre-school setting
Previous experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
Awareness and understanding of the role of other professionals
Working with children with SLT needs
Specific therapy approaches e.g. Signalong, Derbyshire Language Scheme, Intensive Interaction
Engage and communicate effectively with service users, cares and other relevant key individuals

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Good communication skills - both written and spoken
Good interpersonal skills, including skills in observation, listening and empathy
Good organisational and time management skills, including ability to prioritise and work flexibly
Able to work as part of a team
Able to use IT to support client management
Able to contribute and present in group forums

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.