The role:
Applicants will need to have significant experience working with children and young people with speech, language and communication differences or previous experience working as an SLT Clinical Support Worker.
* To assist and support the speech and language therapy team to provide a service to individuals or groups of clients with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs and/or eating and drinking difficulties
* To carry out therapy programmes and liaise with clients, carers and others. The post holder will have a delegated responsibility for independently managing the therapy programme. He/she will develop, implement, evaluate and modify therapy interventions to meet the therapy aims planned jointly with the speech and language therapist
* To support the development and work of less experienced / qualified speech and language therapy support worker staff
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
* We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Support Worker to join our Team in East Renfrewshire
* We are a supportive team of 10 registered and non-registered practitioners based in Barrhead Health and Care Centre
* The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30
* Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months
Key responsibilities:
* To work with a delegated and specified caseload with direction and support as agreed with the speech and language therapist
* To implement speech and language therapy programmes evaluating and modifying interventions, requesting advice/support from the speech and language therapist or other members of the team as necessary
* To carry out specified tasks as part of an assessment as delegated by the speech and language therapist
* To liaise with other professionals, support staff, and carers ensuring that they understand the speech and language therapy intervention, referring back to the supervising speech and language therapist as necessary
* To provide clients and parents/carers with practical information or advice as required this will demand an understanding of the client’s condition
* To provide clinical information and advice to the multi-disciplinary team, other professionals and parents/carers as agreed with the speech and language therapist in order to inform decision‑making relevant to the client’s management
* To liaise with parents/carers/educators and other agencies to collate and determine the appropriate information to produce communication boards/books /passports
* To provide advice, opinion and practical support on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to speech and language therapy colleagues, clients, parents/carers and others
* To devise and deliver practical training to support workers, speech and language therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. E.g. Boardmaker, AAC systems
* To contribute to theoretical training for parents/carers, educators and others, planning and delivering the content of training with the speech and language therapist
* To demonstrate therapy interventions to other health and education staff and parents/carers
* To motivate clients to engage and participate in therapy programmes
* To design and prepare materials and equipment including the use of symbols, programming AAC, photocopying and the use of digital cameras and videos
* To provide advice and be the first point of contact to other speech and language therapy support workers on a range of practical clinical issues
* More responsibilities can be found in the attached job description
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
* Ability to demonstrate knowledge to enable SLT interventions to be modified and to develop individual and group activities to meet client needs. This can be demonstrated by:
* Speech and Language Therapy HNC or relevant formal training to diploma level
* Or:
* SVQ 111 Allied Health Professional Support (SLT) plus formal training to diploma level equivalent
* Plus:
* In‑depth knowledge of communication development
* Knowledge of disability and its impact on clients, families and carers
* Skills to engage and motivate clients with speech, language and communication needs including children with additional support needs and/or challenging behaviour
* Knowledge of a range of therapeutic strategies/techniques used to address speech, language and communication needs, including phonetic and language transcriptions and analysis
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
* Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
* Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
* Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses
* Enhanced pay for working public holidays
* NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
* Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
SLT manager, Fiona Higgins, fiona.Higgins2@nhs.scot, 0141 800 7117
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
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