Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Following a successful pilot of a Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SLTA) role in the acute SLT team in Sheffield we are pleased to be able to offer the role as permanent sessions. It is an exciting environment and you would be working within a supportive and very friendly team of Speech and Language Therapists.

The post is 20.25 hours a week as a permanent position. Discussion about more hours a week on a temporary basis is encouraged, please get in touch. We look to increase the number of permanent hours available for this post following further development in the service.

To provide high quality speech and language therapy support to adult patients with swallowing and/or communication difficulties associated with a wide range of conditions under the guidance of the speech and language therapist.

To work within a specified scope of competence with swallowing disordered patients. This will include and equate with Levels 3 and 4 on the Eating, Drinking, Swallowing Competency Framework (EDSCF) of the RCSLT (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists).

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte).

The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.



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