Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Band 3) - Speech & Language Therapy - Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust – Salisbury, Wiltshire
This is an exciting opportunity to join the specialist Speech and Language Therapy team at Salisbury District Hospital. You will be working with a friendly group of therapists and administrative staff to support the delivery of the clinical service and to deliver outstanding care.
We are one of the UK’s regional cleft centres, providing care to individuals born with cleft lip and palate, from birth to adulthood. The successful candidate will work directly with patients and families in outpatient clinics and will support the day-to-day activities of the qualified Speech and Language Therapists. In addition, duties will include close liaison with the cleft multidisciplinary team (admin and clinical), management of equipment and resources, as well as some administrative tasks.
Ideally, you will have previous experience of working in an education, therapy, or healthcare setting. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, organised, and flexible with excellent communication skills to join our productive team.
To support the delivery of the specialist speech and language therapy team, within the Regional multidisciplinary Spires cleft team.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre, and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery, and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk.
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