Overview
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) provides joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking 'what matters to you'. We are passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
We are looking for someone passionate about Speech and Language Therapy to join our exciting team, focused on understanding and improving speech and language skills in the early years. The Assistant role is central to delivering support in settings. You will bring experience and understanding of working with children in the early years who may have communication needs. We will support you with a framework of training and supervision to ensure you become a skilled support worker in Speech and Language Therapy. Gloucestershire has been identified as a pathfinder site for the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme. The new team consisting of Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants takes on development and roll out of universal and targeted support for Children in identified settings across Gloucestershire. You will work closely with parents, early years education staff, Health Visitors and more to build a lasting legacy of knowledge and support for our communities. Gloucestershire also has a large team of children’s SALTs and Assistants, and there will be opportunities for joint working across the team. You can access regular whole team meetings and training in a range of clinical areas. On top of this we provide excellent clinical supervision. Though there will be some lone working, there are shared bases where people can meet and work together.
* To contribute to information gathering and screening process through observation and joint evaluation of a child's communication needs aged 2 - 5.
* To make appropriate clinical decisions following assessment, with support from the supervising speech and language therapist and to contribute to onward referrals for children needing support from the core Speech and Language Therapy Service.
* To contribute to the development of communication environment plans to support developing communication friendly settings across the county.
* To participate in training of teaching staff, parents and other professionals as required.
* To deliver therapy treatment programmes as designed by the therapists without direct supervision, but with appropriate instruction and monitoring. This could include teaching other carers, supervising individual or group activities.
* To provide accessible verbal and written clinical advice about speech and language therapy intervention to parents/carers, child and education settings.
* To prepare therapy materials and bespoke IT generated communication resources identified by the Speech and Language Therapist.
* To undertake as directed administrative tasks, e.g. scanning, photocopying, filing, registration of patients, co-ordinating appointments
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. To support the Early Language Support for Every Child (ESLEC) Team, delivering a comprehensive speech and language therapy service to children and young people with universal or targeted speech, language and communication needs. To undertake administrative duties as required to support the delivery of universal and targeted interventions including making resources. To liaise about children with the supervising therapist and other members of the multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. In joining us, you will be part of a team that makes a difference and has opportunities for training, professional development and supervision.
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