East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Speech & Language Therapist Assistant

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Job summary

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant for the Acute Stroke Unit

We have an exciting new vacancy for a clinical assistant to work in our friendly Speech & Language Therapy team on the award winning stroke unit.

You will work directly with our service users who have severe communication problems and swallowing disorders as well as assisting the clinical staff with a range of administrative and practical tasks. Previous NHS experience and/or knowledge of what an adult acquired SALT team do would be an advantage.

Our team is friendly and supportive and we are committed to regularly reviewing our service delivery, clinical supervision and our CPD.

We have excellent liaison with the local university, hospitals and other local teams.

Main duties of the job

  • Be professionally accountable and work independently, managing and prioritising your workload
  • Use own knowledge, skills and initiative to perform tasks independently, accessing advice and supervision accordingly
  • Communicate delegated factual information to patients, carers using persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity
  • To be responsible for the department's administration of the ambulance booking system
  • Create individual resources such as communication passports, timetable etc to be used as part of therapist's intervention using available technology and specialist software
  • Develop materials and adapt existing resources to meet the defined intervention needs of people with special requirements referred to the service.

About us

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1947-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Skills / Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to use Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, Excel and Access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - including communication, observation, listening and empathy skills as well as exemplary telephone manner.

Desirable

  • Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in working with adults with complex disability
  • Previous exposure to working with adults who have profound communication and swallowing problems
  • Relevant experience of working within busy NHS clinics

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Evidence of Completion of courses relating to software use e.g. European Computer Driving Licence
  • Evidence of successful completion of short courses relevant to clinical caseload and administrative duties

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Awareness of a range of therapeutic assessments and interventions relevant to caseload.
  • Understanding of roles of other professionals with a range of agencies.
  • Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
  • Competency in using PAS
Person Specification

Skills / Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to use Word, PowerPoint, e-mail, Excel and Access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages
  • Excellent interpersonal skills - including communication, observation, listening and empathy skills as well as exemplary telephone manner.

Desirable

  • Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in working with adults with complex disability
  • Previous exposure to working with adults who have profound communication and swallowing problems
  • Relevant experience of working within busy NHS clinics

Qualifications

Desirable

  • Evidence of Completion of courses relating to software use e.g. European Computer Driving Licence
  • Evidence of successful completion of short courses relevant to clinical caseload and administrative duties

Knowledge

Desirable

  • Awareness of a range of therapeutic assessments and interventions relevant to caseload.
  • Understanding of roles of other professionals with a range of agencies.
  • Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
  • Competency in using PAS

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Professional Lead

Ruth Myers

ruth.myers@esneft.nhs.uk

01206742560

Details

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR1947-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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