Are you looking for an opportunity to work with and support children and young people with communication difficulties? The Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Service has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Support Practitioner role. This is based in our Bedford Borough Locality.
The successful applicants will have experience of working with children and/or young people, be able to work as part of a team; be dynamic, motivated, and creative, with excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities include:
1. Working across a range of community clinics, pre-schools, mainstream schools, special schools, and in the Child Development Centres, under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist and/or the Senior Support Practitioner.
2. Carrying out routine intervention with direct and indirect supervision.
3. Working alongside the Speech and Language Therapist(s) (SLT) and colleagues to run therapy groups, carry out advice reviews, model and implement therapy advice and programmes.
4. Providing clinical administrative support, including preparing resource materials.
5. Independently providing training to parents and education staff under supervision and guidance from a therapist.
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high-quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply, and our promise to you is a culture that prioritises staff engagement and development.
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Lisa Delafield
Job title: Deputy Service Manager Speech and Language Therapy
Email address: lisa.delafield@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07908185013
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