Job summary
Are you passionate about helping children communicate and thrive? If so, we'd love to welcome you to our team!
We are looking for passionate Speech and Language Therapy Assistants to join our friendly, supportive, innovative Children's Community Speech and Language Therapy team. We have roles based across clinics in the Caerphilly, Newport or Blaenau Gwent boroughs (but staff are expected to work flexibly across the department). Full and Part-time roles are available
Main duties of the job
This could be the perfect opportunity for you if you;
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details of this post.
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What Were Looking For:
What We Offer:
Welsh language skills are desirable, but not essential. We welcome applications from Welsh and/or English speakers.
Please contact Rebecca Hammonds (Professional Lead for Childrens Services) on 01633 431639 or rebeccajane.hammonds@wales.nhs.uk with any queries about the role or for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details of this post.
-
What Were Looking For:
What We Offer:
Welsh language skills are desirable, but not essential. We welcome applications from Welsh and/or English speakers.
Please contact Rebecca Hammonds (Professional Lead for Childrens Services) on 01633 431639 or rebeccajane.hammonds@wales.nhs.uk with any queries about the role or for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent. A basic knowledge of communication disability and types of communication difficulties, and speech and language therapy
Desirable
- Qualifications related to working with individuals, groups in health/education settings particularly NVQ or equivalent. Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for therapy, e.g. safety, confidentiality, consent. Knowledge of speech and language therapy software.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a team of people
Desirable
- Experience of working with speech and language therapists. Experience of working with children and clients. Experience of working with people with communication difficulties.
Values
Essential
- Flexible and reliable. Forward thinking Personal initiative Committed to personal and team development Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent. A basic knowledge of communication disability and types of communication difficulties, and speech and language therapy
Desirable
- Qualifications related to working with individuals, groups in health/education settings particularly NVQ or equivalent. Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for therapy, e.g. safety, confidentiality, consent. Knowledge of speech and language therapy software.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a team of people
Desirable
- Experience of working with speech and language therapists. Experience of working with children and clients. Experience of working with people with communication difficulties.
Values
Essential
- Flexible and reliable. Forward thinking Personal initiative Committed to personal and team development Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirements of the post.
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).
