Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Come to join Bexley Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service - Winner of the Team of the Year (2021) in Children and Young People's Services

The Bexley Children's SLT team is part of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust rated amongst the top 10 HSJ (Health Service Journal) list of 100 best NHS organisations to work for in England.

We are looking for someone motivated, with experience of working with children with speech and language needs (SLCN) to join our team as a Band 4, Speech and Language therapy assistant. Of an advantage would be experience of working with children who are deaf and/or ASD. You will support SLTs with assessment / delivering intervention programmes to early years & school age children/young people with SLCN and support with administrative tasks associated with the role.

We are can offer excellent supervision & support, providing the ideal environment to further your experience of working with children with SLCN.

Staff wellbeing is important to us & we are involved in Trust initiatives, and having designated Wellbeing Champions within the team. Our Team of the Year Award was given in recognition of the excellent care we provide to Bexley families & staff.

**Main duties include**:

- Providing speech and language intervention for hearing and deaf children in mainstream school settings as part of the Joint Communication Team (JCT).
- Supporting the SLTs in the deafness team to deliver interventions for preschool and/or school-aged deaf children.
- Supporting assessment and development of children’s speech, language and communication skills. You will work with groups, pairs and one-to-one with children, and offer support and advice to parents, carers and educational settings.
- Working in preschools / schools and visiting settings. You may also make home visits. You will have the skills to work independently, to demonstrate speech and language interventions with parents, carers and education staff, following a care plan devised by the SLT. You will join in the service delivery of training for parents and early years/school staff.
- Supporting the preparation of materials for delivery of therapy programmes, plus administrative and organisational duties to support the smooth running of the service. IT skills for electronic records and reports are required.
- We are looking for a member of the team who is willing to travel within the Borough.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

- We’re Kind
- We’re Fair
- We Listen
- We Care

Please see the attched Job Description and Person Specification for further detailed information regarding responsibilities.