Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administrative:

To develop and maintain data spreadsheets related to assessment and therapy allocations

To assist and support SLTs in day to day admin tasks as requested which may include:

Support with System 1

support with discharge process on system 1 and archiving

when required to type reports, minutes of meetings etc

to collect and input statistical information as required

To manage the administration associated with the following under the guidance of the Team Leaders

Core Service

General Information to be sent to Education / health settings and parents when appropriate and followed up via e-mail/post/phone call

Other Admin needs associated with new or developing parts of the Service

To cover the duties of absent assistants as directed by Team Leaders

To monitor stock levels of equipment, stocking up small storerooms as required and ensure documentation is maintained.

To prepare equipment for individual speech and language programmes as directed by the SLT

To assist in setting up sessions and recording of notes for therapists carrying out clinical 1;1, paired or group sessions.

Ensure any patient related documentation meets the standards set by the professional body in conjunction with Ealing Community Partners standards of note keeping.

Professional Development

To be responsible for own CPD, by attending:

any in-service training days

team meetings

Ensure up to date knowledge of Information Governance

To attend Mandatory training sessions

Continual Personal Development Programmes as agreed with Team Leaders

oversee the induction and ongoing internal training of junior assistants

To oversee the induction, supervision, shadowing and ongoing internal training of junior assistants

To support SLTs in the placements of SLT Students in the following ways:

Induction training for students

Co-running groups/whole class/training sessions with students

Feeding back to SLT re: students work when co-working with them

Other

To assist and support the Speech & Language Therapy Team in the provision of an effective and efficient service

To contribute to the overall management of the service and to maintain good communication at all levels within the community and with external agencies to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the care of each individual patient.

To provide a positive image of the speech and language therapy service and the Trust.

To observe confidentiality and data protection policies and procedures currently in force.

To work with the SLTs, SLTAs and the Clinical Service leads for Early Years.

To ensure the health and safety of self/clients.

To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures within the Trust.

To carry out duties as required.

To participate in audit activities.

To use own initiative to tidy treatment/admin/resource areas and maintain cleanliness of the therapy areas.

To carry out any other duties as directed by qualified therapists in agreement with Team Leaders

This job description gives a general outline of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a final list of duties. It may therefore be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualfications

Essential

• A Level standard or equivalen

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Computer literate with experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Experience of carrying out administrative tasks effectively and efficiently
• Experience with young children and families

Desirable

• Experience of using health data system, e.g. System 1
• Previous experience as an SLTA working with children with communication difficulties and differences.

Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential

• Strong organisational ability
• Ability to prioritise
• Creative and neat in preparing therapy materials
• Ability to adapt to working in a number of different locations with a number of different therapists
• An interest in the work of the Speech and Language Therapy department
• Strong Computer skills
• Good observational skills
• Excellent communication skills including presenting information to different audiences (children, parents, nursery staff)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Carmelita House

21-22 The Mall

London

W5 2PJ

Employer's website

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