Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our supportive, friendly, and forward- thinking Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service, as an Assistant Practitioner in our preschool complex needs and mainstream schools teams.
We are seeking to employ three Assistants who are eager to develop skills working holistically with a varied children's caseload within schools, nurseries and clinics across Oldham.
You will work as part of the Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service to support assessment and interventions for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
As an Assistant, you will be supporting the team in ensuring that our service users' speech, language and communication needs are met through the delivery of high-quality person-centred care.
You will be provided with robust supervision and personal development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
- Support registered professionals in the assessment of speech, language and communication needs, and delivery of interventions, ensuring high standards of patient care
- Be responsible for managing their own caseload, following agreed pathways of treatment
- Undertake a range of delegated tasks both clinical and non-clinical
- Undertake and interpret findings from a basic communication screen
- Create and deliver session plans within a framework set out by the SaLT
- Maintain appropriate communication with clients, carers, families and professional colleagues
- Assist in the provision of support and guidance to clients, families and carers and education team
- Maintain accurate, clear, concise and contemporaneous records as per trust policy and communicate information to members of the team as necessary
- Participate in the evaluation of service provision through clinical audit, outcome measures, performance indicators and review of patient experience information
- Participate in the training of under-graduate speech and language therapy students and other students
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent with relevant clinical experie
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with relevant clinical experience
- Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care
knowledge skills and experience
Essential
- Experience as a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant OR experience in health, therapeutic, rehabilitation and / or social care setting.
- Previous experience of support work with children and / or young people with speech, language and communication needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities.
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge and clinical skills
- IT skills
- Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels of the Trust with tact and diplomacy
- Effective organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs.
- Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently on own initiative.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team and service
- Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
- Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/ therapist instructions
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of the diverse Bury population
- Ability to work with both individuals and groups
- Ability to evaluate and reflect upon own performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent with relevant clinical experie
Desirable
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent with relevant clinical experience
- Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care
knowledge skills and experience
Essential
- Experience as a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant OR experience in health, therapeutic, rehabilitation and / or social care setting.
- Previous experience of support work with children and / or young people with speech, language and communication needs
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities.
- Demonstrates evidence based clinical knowledge and clinical skills
- IT skills
- Be an effective team member who is able to relate to colleagues at all levels of the Trust with tact and diplomacy
- Effective organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs.
- Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently on own initiative.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team and service
- Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
- Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/ therapist instructions
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of the diverse Bury population
- Ability to work with both individuals and groups
- Ability to evaluate and reflect upon own performance.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).