Are you interested in a career working in the field of older people with mental health problems? Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are currently looking for an enthusiastic assistant to join our inpatient services (part time - 30 hours) at Foss Park Hospital in York. The post holder will work within a specialist mental health service for older people with dietitians, speech and language therapists (SLTs) and associate practitioners., A key focus of this role will be to support multidisciplinary working with the wider inpatient teams to help embed SLT and dietetic provision. You would be involved in delivering communication groups, reviewing patient eating and drinking plans and supporting administrative tasks., There will be access to one-to-one clinical supervision from a qualified therapist and the opportunity to attend group supervisions and team meetings.
The post holder should be motivated and excited by the opportunity to represent the SLT and dietetic service, where our role and input are valued as part of the patient's holistic care planning. The post holder will ideally have previous experience of working with older people. You will also have excellent organisational, verbal, literacy, computing and observational skills.
Working within TEWV provides many opportunities for development, training and support. Within Mental Health Services for Older people there is a supportive leadership structure for Therapies as well as clinical leadership within Dietetics and SLT.