Employer: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Benton House
Town: Newcastle upon Tyne
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/11/2024 23:59
Band 4
Hello!
We are delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve, and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Job overview
We have the exciting opportunity to appoint a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner - Speech and Language Therapy to join the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy service.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who is keen to develop their skills as an Assistant Practitioner and has a particular interest in working with children and young people with a learning disability. This role is part-time, 30 hours per week and will be based at Benton House in Newcastle and will work into specialist education settings in Newcastle.
The Children’s Community Team Learning Disabilities is a well-established, multi-disciplinary team, committed to providing the best quality service to patients. It provides assessment, intervention and a multi-disciplinary approach to children/young people who have a learning disability, challenging behaviour and/or mental health needs and require specialist speech and language therapy input for communication and/or dysphagia needs.
We actively encourage professional development and provide opportunities for all in the speech and language therapy team to contribute to the development of the service. We will provide you with a comprehensive induction period and you will have access to ongoing clinical supervision and appraisal with development reviews that will provide you with support and the specialist skills required to meet the holistic needs of the patients in your care.
Main duties of the job
You will have qualifications, experience and enthusiasm for working in this area and should be able to work as part of a team and independently. You will liaise closely with other professionals to address communication and eating/drinking difficulties. You will contribute to care plans and provide high quality child-centred care.
Under the support and supervision of the Speech and Language Therapists, you will help children and young people to achieve their therapeutic goals by supporting their language and communication skills. In practice, you will assist in the delivery of a range of communication interventions with the individual both directly and indirectly. These interventions may take the form of 1:1 work, group work, resource making and admin tasks.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
* Foundation degree in applied social studies or alternative (NVQ/BTEC/QCF) with additional training to diploma level equivalent in the speciality field.
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of supervising/teaching
* Experience of working with children and young people with complex health needs and have awareness of communication difficulties
* Experience of working in a relevant/similar setting with experience of and commitment to multi-disciplinary team work
* Working understanding and ability to promote the practice of speech and language therapy
* Experience of involving service users/carers in evaluation/planning and monitoring of services
* Experience of working in therapy
* Knowledge of different communication systems such as signing, paper-based and electronic communication aids
* Knowledge and experience using different communication software
* Experience and ability to use the RiO clinical records management system.
Skills and Ability
* Ability to establish a rapport with service users and to adapt approach to meet need of individuals
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Able to follow instructions, recognising the boundaries of own competency
* Good communication and interaction skills and ability to use effective strategies and adapt approach to communicate information in a manner appropriate to the situation
* Good IT, record keeping and time management skills
* Appreciation of mental health conditions and/or learning disabilities and the impact of these on a person
* Ability to cope with distressing and emotional situations
* Ability to support speech and language therapists to deliver training and carry out individual and group therapeutic interventions
* Advanced IT skills
* Experience and ability to use the RiO IT records management system
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to contact us for further information and an informal discussion.
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