The post will be a permanent position as a Speech Therapy Assistant supporting the work of the Solihull Speech Therapy team while including some flexibility to support with resources for the wider Learning Disability team.
1. To work with individual adults (or groups) as directed by the Speech and Language Therapist.
2. To liaise with professionals, clients, and carers.
3. To plan, run, and record SLT sessions. This could be independently, with another assistant, or with a therapist or other member of the MDT.
4. To plan the delivery of an intervention programme written by the speech and language therapist - independently where appropriate.
5. To work independently across a variety of settings (e.g., individual's homes, day centres, workplaces, leisure facilities) under the guidance of a speech and language therapist and undertake observational and informal assessments.
6. To undertake in-service training and other training courses as identified and agreed.
7. To maintain up-to-date clinical records/case notes.
8. To write individual communication profiles with therapist supervision as appropriate.
9. To attend case conferences following discussion with the supervisory therapist.
10. To participate in student placements following discussion with the therapist.
11. To attend staff and team meetings.
12. To devise and develop resources for group and individual work including communication books, symbols, and training materials.
13. To prepare and organise resource materials.
14. To participate in clinical supervision.
15. To maintain quality standards of the Speech and Language Therapy Service in Learning Disabilities.
Experience of working with people with learning disabilities or within a community learning disability team is essential.
Experience/knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy/communication needs is required.
Car driver with own transport is essential.
We are a hardworking, forward-thinking team looking for a motivated and capable individual to join us. You will be fully supported with training and supervision necessary for you to carry out this role.
NHS AfC: Band 4
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health, and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults, and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire, and Solihull. Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services. At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability, and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire, and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities, including generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us, excellent learning and development opportunities, internal training, coaching, and mentoring, and much more. We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and respect.
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