Assistant Speech and Language Therapist

3 weeks ago

Shiremoor, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, term time only assistant therapist to join our team to work with children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities to support the development of independence skills. This new innovative post involves working alongside Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy teams within Special schools in North Tyneside, following a practice development approach to creating opportunities within the classroom and school day for children to develop independence in communication and activities of daily living.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in partnership with therapy teams and teaching staff to support children with health needs within their educational setting.

The role will be predominately classroom based, seizing and creating opportunities for children to develop independence in their use of alternative and augmentative communication (both low and high technology) and in activities of daily living (mealtimes, dressing, self care etc.)

The post holder will work closely alongside education staff to foster and maintain a supportive environment to allow children to practice skills with support to achieve independence, which will also include demonstration and coaching to the wider education workforce.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work under direction and supervision of a registered Speech and Language Therapist or Occupational Therapist and assist them in supporting children to develop and improve specific skills. The role will also involve making and maintaining therapy resources and to contribute to assessment and monitoring of progress through observation.

The successful candidate must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post as it will involve travel to special schools within North Tyneside and other Trust sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care Good general level of educational up to GCSE/ O level/ O grade Eligibility for associate membership of RCSLT

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of a range of communication difficulties and strategies

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