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Therapy Assistant
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to join our Children's Therapies team across Ashford and SwaleDistricts.The post holders will support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) acrosscommunity and education settings, Family Hubs and clinics within a specific district.
This post also requires close collaboration with the Health Visiting team to support the delivery of the Early Language Identification Measure (ELIM)targeted Intervention package, Family Hubs and Early Years Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
Therapy Assistants support clinicians in delivering 'Specialist therapy interventions, and also deliver their own one-to-one and group therapy sessions under the supervision of SLTs.
Therapy Assistants may also be involved in 'Universal' and 'Targeted' work, by working with families and professionals in the community and education settings, by offeringpreventative packages to children and young people, and by rolling out training programmes in collaboration with otherhealth partners.
The role also includes administrative duties such as resource making, follow-up contact with service users, clinical record keeping etc.Specifically, to the post holder's involvement supporting the delivery of the ELIM targeted intervention package, the postholder would need experience:o Working with parents/carers and families of pre-school aged children with SLCNo Coaching and empowering parents/carers to support their child's SLC within the home environment and in everydayactivitieso Using communication skills to work in partnership with parents, Health Visiting and Early years settingso Organise and plan their time to deliver intervention packages flexibly to meet the individual needs and be efficient withrecord keeping.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
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Job responsibilities
As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team viakentchft.recruitment@nhs.netquoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5)
* Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)
Experience
* Good experience as a Senior Healthcare worker
* Experience of working as part of a team
* Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster / AT-P / CIS)
* Experience of community environment
Knowledge
* Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
* Understands the role and remit of a Band 4
Skills & Abilities
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
* Ability to organise own work
* Ability to use own initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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