Speech and Language Therapist Assistant

**Main area**
- Speech and Language Therapist Assistant**Grade**

NHS AfC: Band 3

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

**Job ref**

373-CYP1294

**Site**
- Ancora House**Town**

Chester

**Salary**

£24,071 - £25,674 Band 3

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

30/10/2024 23:59

**Job overview**:
Ancora House has 2 inpatient wards, Coral and Indigo. The inpatient wards provide person centered acute care for young people aged 13-19.
We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to work independently with young people on programmes designed and supervised by a Speech and Language Therapist in Ancora House. To support the Speech and Language Therapists in administrative work such as making resources and programme preparation and to assist the Speech and Language Therapist in the planning and implementation of therapy intervention for individual young people or groups of young people.
You should possess commitment to team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of work.

**Main duties of the job**:
Some of the main duties of the role include assisting the Speech and Language Therapist:
To carry out therapy programmes with individual young people as appropriate, following assessment by the speech and language therapist.

To ensure that the Speech and language therapist is kept fully informed of the young person’s progress in therapy and to contribute to group therapy activities under the guidance and supervision of the speech and
language therapist.

To support and instruct others in carrying out the SALT recommendations with the client.

To seek and accept support and guidance from the Speech and Language Therapist and designated colleagues as and when necessary.

To attend Clinical Supervision in line with departmental policy.

To be aware of and work within local policies and procedures under the supervision of a speech and language therapist.

All key responsibilities will be detailed in the Job Description.

**Working for our organisation**:
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
- Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
- CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a **_Values Based Interview/Assessment_**,** which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Educated to a sufficient level to give evidence of ability to synthesise and absorb new information (GCSE/A levels)
- Well developed literacy and numeracy.
- Completio