Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To implement and monitor therapy programmes, in conjunction with a Speech & Language Therapist (SaLT), for children in mainstream schools with speech sound difficulties which, at times, may be part of a broader mild learning or communication difficulty.
• To engage the support of clients parents/carer and educational staff and to encourage them to complement the programme by provision of carry-over activities.
• To model activities and share resources with key adults engaged in supporting the child

• To plan, manage and prioritise your own caseload.

• To participate in regular meetings with SaLTs to plan clear individual aims for children and realistic timescales in which to achieve these aims.
• To recognise when interventions are not effective and seek further supervision from the supporting SaLT.
• To be aware of when it is appropriate to refer a client or their carers back to the SaLT.
• To design and prepare clinical materials for use in therapy sessions, or by school staff, parents, carers.
• To maintain and update technical skills, to access and maintain confidential records, and to produce clinical resources.
• To have due regard for personal safety and that of children/carers.
• To work within infection control and health and safety guidelines in order to deal appropriately with unpleasant conditions related to client contact.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 'A' Level NVQ3, NNEB, BTEC or equivalent knowledge in a discipline related to working with children and families.

Experience

Essential

• oworking with children aged 5 to 11 years in a mainstream school environment.
• oCreating activities and resources to work towards a given target.
• oWorking with parents/ carers or other professionals to demonstrate activities, resources and strategies that they can then use with children.

Desirable

• oInterpreting therapy programmes.
• oWorking with children with speech sound difficulties

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of 3 or more relevant clinical areas

Skills

Essential

• oConcise written skills

Attributes

Essential

• oAbility to work using your own initiative but to identify the limits of your own knowledge and skill base, and seek out support.
• oExcellent attendance, time management and organisational skills
• oAbility to communicate effectively with carers / families / co-workers, including the ability to deal with conflicts of opinion and negotiate a calm resolution.
• oAbility to engage enthusiastically with young children with a range of needs

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Flockton House

18 Union Road

Sheffield

S11 9EF

Employer's website

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