Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our community SLT service in beautiful North Devon for four days (30 hrs) per week.

We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues.

This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! #CaretojoinusTSD

Main duties of the job

To assist in the provision of the Speech and Language Therapy Service to children with speech, language and communication needs across the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.

To include, but not limited to, assisting with the setting up and running of parent groups, children's groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care.

The post-holder will be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate. He/she will be involved in projecting a positive image of the service as all times, working independently within the framework of the service through receipt of regular supervision and the trust appraisal system.

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon, including;

• Torbay and South Devon FT
• Devon Partnership NHS Trust
• Royal Devon and Exeter FT
• Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
• Livewell South West

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.