Job summary
The Alder Hey Community Speech and Language Therapy Service have vacancies in both the Liverpool and Sefton localities for Speech and Language Therapy Assistant practitioners (SLTAs) following the successful internal recruitment to SLT apprenticeships.
As an SLTA, you will support the children's community speech and language therapists with their work to provide on-going speech, language and communication support and interaction with children and families. This includes working alongside SLTs to deliver workshops and groups, working under supervision in nurseries, schools, patients homes and community clinics to provide support to the parents / carers to empower them, and preparing resources.
If you have an interest and passion to improve the life chances of our children and young people by supporting them and their families to develop their speech, language and communication skills, this is an exciting opportunity to join this growing vibrant team.
Please note that this advert may close early if a high volume of applicants apply
Main duties of the job
- Work with clients with communication difficulties/complex disabilities and health needs across a range of settings, within the Community Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service.
- Carry out routine interventions as devised by the supervising Speech and Language Therapist.
- Provide on-going input to identified clients, modifying levels of intervention or treatment programmes when appropriate and notifying the Speech and Language Therapist of these changes.
- Access the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist as required.
- Develop therapy activities to meet defined intervention needs.
- Provide some clinical administrative support to Speech and Language Therapists as required.
- Produce resources to support own clinical work and that of the Speech and Language Therapy team.
About us
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carry out routine therapy activities following programmes set by the Speech and Language Therapist, working independently with clients with a range of complex disabilities and health needs
Work independently with clients both individually and in small groups, in a range of settings, accessing support from the Speech and Language Therapist as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carry out routine therapy activities following programmes set by the Speech and Language Therapist, working independently with clients with a range of complex disabilities and health needs
Work independently with clients both individually and in small groups, in a range of settings, accessing support from the Speech and Language Therapist as required
Person Specification
Education, training and experience
Essential
- NNEB / BTEC /NVQ level 3 in Speech and Language Therapy support or equivalent qualification in Paediatric care.
- Experience working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant or similar role.
- Relevant prior experience in working with/supporting children with communication difficulties.
Desirable
- Formal training on specific communication strategies e.g. AAC / HANEN / Makaton / Derbyshire.
- Short courses relevant to clinical area
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of a wide range of Speech and Language Therapy programmes.
- Ability to use, with appropriate training, alternative communication strategies e.g. Signing, AAC, PECS (as relevant to client group).
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Ability to organise workload and manage time.
- Demonstrates a willingness and ability to learn new techniques and procedures for use in therapy, following training and support.
- Ability to use IT skills to support the development of therapy resources.
Desirable
- Has an awareness of roles of other professionals (relevant to client group)
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication / complex health needs or disability.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willingness to learn and develop, and ability to identify own strengths and needs.
- Ability to travel between a range of clinical locations.
Person Specification
Education, training and experience
Essential
- NNEB / BTEC /NVQ level 3 in Speech and Language Therapy support or equivalent qualification in Paediatric care.
- Experience working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant or similar role.
- Relevant prior experience in working with/supporting children with communication difficulties.
Desirable
- Formal training on specific communication strategies e.g. AAC / HANEN / Makaton / Derbyshire.
- Short courses relevant to clinical area
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Demonstrates knowledge of a wide range of Speech and Language Therapy programmes.
- Ability to use, with appropriate training, alternative communication strategies e.g. Signing, AAC, PECS (as relevant to client group).
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Ability to organise workload and manage time.
- Demonstrates a willingness and ability to learn new techniques and procedures for use in therapy, following training and support.
- Ability to use IT skills to support the development of therapy resources.
Desirable
- Has an awareness of roles of other professionals (relevant to client group)
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Ability to manage emotional consequences of working with patients with a range of communication / complex health needs or disability.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willingness to learn and develop, and ability to identify own strengths and needs.
- Ability to travel between a range of clinical locations.
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).
