Apprentice Speech and Language Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

General Clinical Duties:

To learn and undertake, under supervision, all required SLT techniques outlined in the apprenticeship program.

To support and assist the Registered Professionals in required day-to-day service.

To comply with Trust policies for Infection Control, ensuring safe treatment of all patients and to reduce the risk of hospital acquired infection.

To adhere to the current legislation and working safely within the Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Infection Control and Manual Handling Regulations.

To ensure the safe handling of equipment.

To adhere to all departmental policies, be able to comment and reflect on their relevance to current working practice.

To be flexible in respect to working arrangements, to ensure both the needs of the service and to fulfil the university apprenticeship requirements.

Education and Training:

Full commitment to the four-year BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy Degree Apprenticeship Programme.

Your clinical placements will provide a variety of learning environments within Whittington Health NHS Trust and external organisations to gain experience in the different areas of healthcare service.

Expectation of extensive workplace learning and practice.

To attend external tutorials and lectures as outlined in the University program, inclusive of occasional University attendance as required.

Attendance on online video conferencing tutorials and lectures

Attendance to Trust located tutorials as directed.

Weekly catch-up meetings with your allocated mentor/ Practice Educator

Ability to undertake self-directed learning with a pro-active approach.

An expectation of additional course related studies out of allocated scheduled employment hours.

Submission of assignments within the allocated time period as directed.

To undertake clinically based assessments as outlined in the University program, meeting the required competency.

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

Communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, the public, health, and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.

Demonstrate inter-personal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, respect, and trust.

Demonstrate a variety of communication skills where there are barriers to understanding, e.g. learning disabilities or language.

Work within clearly defined accountability frameworks and boundaries of limitation to provide the best possible care in collaboration with colleagues, patients, and their Carers.

Actively participate in meetings related to own clinical area and relevant patients.

Role model the Apprentice Speech and Language Therapist role.

Communicate effectively with colleagues providing clear verbal, digital or written information and instructions when sharing information, delegating, or handing over responsibility for care.

Keep accurate, legible, and contemporaneous records of patient care.

Communication Analytical and Judgemental Skills:

Develop and improve practical and theoretical knowledge, competence and skills throughout the duration of the Speech and Language Therapy Apprenticeship programme and maintain all evidence required. Work in accordance with the outlined standards from the University.

Assesses patients health, safety and wellbeing while undertaking therapeutic activities deciding whether to refer to other staff as appropriate.

Ensure compliance.

Ensure that only those activities for which competence has been achieved are undertaken without supervision and that recognition is given to the impact and consequences of practising outside capability.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Demonstrate effective time management skills to efficiently manage workload, recognising and responding to changing priorities throughout the working day or duty.

Demonstrate a flexible approach to working and offer support to other colleagues who are experiencing difficulties in managing workload as appropriate.

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload against clinical need.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• UCAS points A level BTEC Access diploma
• 112 BBC DMM Pass with 60 credits overall, including 45 credits at level 3 Health or Science, of which at least 12 credits graded at Distinction and 24 at Merit
• GCSE: Grade C/4 in three GCSEs including Mathematics and English Language.
• Level 2 equivalent qualifications are also accepted. Level 2 qualifications must have been achieved at the point of enrolment.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrate awareness of advocacy for patients
• Evidence of ability to build a strong rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds and personalities
• Demonstrates professional approach, in demeanour, appearance and time keeping.
• Problem solving to ensure treatment/rehab sessions run to time.
• Demonstrates an awareness of own limitations.
• Demonstrates counselling skills with an ability to provide compassionate and sensitive support
• The application of knowledge of local cultural, linguistic and demographic factors that may impact the management of speech and language therapy practice
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Evidence of participation in teamwork, both uni- and multi-professional
• Evidence of ability to plan own workload daily, liaising with SLTs and wider MDT
• Passed fit through an occupational health assessment to perform full duties of the role.
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrates good time management and organisational skills

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Evidence of work experience / shadowing in Speech and Language Therapy.

Desirable

• Previous experience working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant is desirable but not essential.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Reliable
• Punctual
• Team Player
• Self-motivated
• Good communicator

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Hospital

London

N19 5NF

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)