Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job summary

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant Band 3

Hours: 30 hours per week

Base: Western Community Hospital, Southampton

In this post you will be joining a small, but supportive, reflective and dynamic team providing a service to out-patients and clients in their own home with a range of swallowing and communication disabilities. You will see stroke survivors and clients with Parkinson's disease and dementia.

You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a willingness to work as part of a range of services and a positive attitude to self-directed learning.

In addition, skills in information technology will be essential.

You should have had experience of working with vulnerable adults in a health, social care or a similar setting.

In addition to carrying out swallow and communication screens under the supervision of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, your role will include providing programmes of care around swallowing and communication management.

There will also be administration duties involved within the post.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by:

Sheena Nineham

Highly Specialist SLT and Clinical Co-ordinator

0300 123 3948

Sheena.nineham@solent.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

*To work with patients under the supervision and guidance of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist implementing programmes of care for individuals and groups with communication and swallowing difficulties, in a range of hospital and community settings.

*To provide administration and clerical support for SLTs working within the adult service.

*To create and develop therapy tools and resources as requested.

Our SLT service provides input to adult clients (aged 16+) with any form of acquired communication or swallowing disorder (excluding Adult Mental Health, voice disorders and dysfluency). The focus of clinical practice is within adult neurology, but clients with other acquired disorders are also seen. The SLT service works as part of the Home Enteral Nutrition team (HEN), Early Supported Discharge Teams (ESD), Snowdon Neurological Rehabilitation Unit (SNRU), Kite Unit (Neuropsychiatric Ward), Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team. There are close links with the Adult Community SLT service in Portsmouth and University Hospital Southampton.

Care, rehab and treatment provided by this service will enable optimum outcomes for clients to communicate, eat and drink as safely and/or as satisfactorily as possible with risks identified and minimised.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Adelaide Health Centre, Western Community Centre

William Macleod Way

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 4XE

Employer's website

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

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