Job overview
Do you want to be part of a forward thinking, innovative team?
Are you interested in applying your clinical skills to the rich and diverse community of Ealing?
Do you want to work for an SLT service that is committed to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and Staff Wellbeing?
We have an exciting opportunity for Speech and Language Therapy Assistants to join the Ealing team working in Early Years settings.
Please note that applicants must be able to commit to working a minimum of 26.25 hours per week within the Ealing Speech and Language Therapy team.
This permanent position would provide the opportunity to work with a varied caseload across clinic and pre-school settings. The successful applicant will further develop and consolidate their speech and language therapy knowledge in a highly supportive environment whilst learning and advancing their skills within Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy.
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Main duties of the job
To work as a Senior Practitioner in the Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy service ensuring efficient and robust processes exist to support the delivery of clinical services.
The successful post holder will: -
1. Take the lead on administration tasks related to the smooth running and development of the Early service. This will include managing allocations and maintaining all data required for commissioners.
2. Provide supervision for junior SLTAs. This will include support in planning timetables, providing training and shadowing and general administrative tasks.
3. Provide data and project support for service leads as agreed
Please note that you will be required to be based at Carmelita House but will travel to community sites across the Borough of Ealing as part of your job role. You will be part of a forward thinking department that provides a range of services and is always striving to be innovative and put research into practice to improve patient outcomes: Developing our team members in their career path is the corner-stone of this.
The needs of the communities we serve can change requiring the service to evolve and develop. In light of this, the duties required in this role may also change in line with the service and therefore the successful candidate needs to be flexible to accommodate this.
Working for our organisation
We're thrilled that you are thinking of joining us. With the new Elizabeth line, our trust has never been so well-connected to East and Central London and as far out as Reading making it easier to further your career with us!
Ealing is a leafy green and bustling borough situated in West London. Ealing’s vibrant multi-cultural population makes the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users. Every day brings a fresh challenge to our staff and being part of our service gives you the opportunity to work as one cohesive team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Administrative:
·To develop and maintain data spreadsheets related to assessment and therapy allocations
·To assist and support SLTs in day to day admin tasks as requested which may include:
·Support with System 1
·support with discharge process on system 1 and archiving
·when required to type reports, minutes of meetings etc
·to collect and input statistical information as required
·To manage the administration associated with the following under the guidance of the Team Leaders
Core Service
·General Information to be sent to Education / health settings and parents when appropriate and followed up via e-mail/post/phone call
·Other Admin needs associated with new or developing parts of the Service
·To cover the duties of absent assistants as directed by Team Leaders
·To monitor stock levels of equipment, stocking up small storerooms as required and ensure documentation is maintained.
·To prepare equipment for individual speech and language programmes as directed by the SLT
·To assist in setting up sessions and recording of notes for therapists carrying out clinical 1;1, paired or group sessions.
·Ensure any patient related documentation meets the standards set by the professional body in conjunction with Ealing Community Partners standards of note keeping.
Professional Development
To be responsible for own CPD, by attending:
·any in-service training days
·team meetings
·Ensure up to date knowledge of Information Governance
·To attend Mandatory training sessions
·Continual Personal Development Programmes as agreed with Team Leaders
·oversee the induction and ongoing internal training of junior assistants
·To oversee the induction, supervision, shadowing and ongoing internal training of junior assistants
To support SLTs in the placements of SLT Students in the following ways:
·Induction training for students
·Co-running groups/whole class/training sessions with students
·Feeding back to SLT re: students’ work when co-working with them
Other
· To assist and support the Speech & Language Therapy Team in the provision of an effective and efficient service
· To contribute to the overall management of the service and to maintain good communication at all levels within the community and with external agencies to ensure a co-ordinated approach to the care of each individual patient.
· To provide a positive image of the speech and language therapy service and the Trust.
· To observe confidentiality and data protection policies and procedures currently in force.
· To work with the SLTs, SLTAs and the Clinical Service leads for Early Years.
· To ensure the health and safety of self/clients.
· To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures within the Trust.
· To carry out duties as required.
· To participate in audit activities.
· To use own initiative to tidy treatment/admin/resource areas and maintain cleanliness of the therapy areas.
· To carry out any other duties as directed by qualified therapists in agreement with Team Leaders
This job description gives a general outline of the post and is not intended to be inflexible or a final list of duties. It may therefore be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder.
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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