Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for two Band 4 Therapy Assistant posts within North West Kent Children's will be working with the Health Visiting team using the Early Language Identification Measure (ELIM) tool within the 2- 2 1/2 year health and wellbeing reviews across Kent to support early identification of post holder will be delivering the early intervention package with parents/carers of children identified by the tool. Youwill also work in close liaison with the Senior Public Health Assistants (SPHAs) delivering the ELIM sessions will be held within the local Children's Centres as DartfordThese ELIM sessions will be combined with vacant Band 4 Therapy Assistant sessions in the Children's Therapies are a maximum of wte sessions vacant in this team at present. The final combination of sessions willdepending on the applications application please specify the specific work location you are interested in.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working within children's services already and have an understanding of local offers and willalready and demonstrate experience working within this clinical area.
Including:o Working with pre-school aged parents and families with SLCNo Have experience of coaching and empowering parents to support their child's SLC within the home environment and ineveryday activitieso Have the communication skills to work in partnership with parents, Health Visiting and Early years settingso The ability to organise and plan their time to deliver intervention packages flexibly to meet the individual needs and beefficient with record will be required to work in the community and local knowledge of the wider system to signpost families is desirable.
About us
One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We've got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5)
2. Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
Desirable
3. Mentorship / Coaching qualification
Experience
Essential
4. Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Senior Healthcare worker
Desirable
5. Experience of community environment
Knowledge
Essential
6. Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
7. Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
8. Ability to organise own work
Personal Attributes
Essential
9. Ability to work under pressure
10. Flexible and adaptable
Ability To Manage
Essential
11. Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures