Job overview
The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Team at York Hospital are looking to recruit a motivated, caring, and enthusiastic assistant with excellent communication skills, to work with patients with swallowing and communication disorders.
We work with a diverse range of adult patients, including those with stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, and frailty. As a Speech and Language Therapy Senior Support Worker, you would play a key part in making sure the patients can access the therapy and support they need. If you want to help us making a difference to the lives of our patients, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We work in a range of settings: Acute wards, rehabilitation units, outpatient clinics and in community. We also run specialist clinics in videofluoroscopy (an x-ray of swallowing).
The day-to-day role of the support worker in SLT is incredibly varied and rewarding. You will be:
1. Working directly with patients to deliver assessments and therapy, discuss goals, and run group sessions.
2. Support SLTs to provide education to patients, families, and other healthcare workers about communication and swallowing disorders.
3. Be responsible for creating high quality resources for patients, checking stock, ordering equipment, and a range of other activities.
No two days are ever the same! Our ideal candidate would be able to work proactively and efficiently, and would enjoy building rapport with patients and team members. Knowledge and experience of working in a healthcare setting would be beneficial but not essential, as you would be well supported by a team of therapists and administrative assistants to learn and grow within this role.
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
4. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
5. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
6. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
7. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
8. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
9. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
10. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
11. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. A levels ( 3) or Level 3 national certificate or Level 3 diploma or Senior Healthcare support worker apprenticeship or Mathematics and English to Level 2: Functional Skills/GCSE Grade C
13. Proactively undertakes relevant specialist or departmental training in order to achieve required knowledge and competency for role
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Practical knowledge of role, including good understanding of role applied for
15. Experience of working within a team and with the general public
16. Practical awareness of issues affecting safety and risk
17. Experience of managing allocated tasks independently within own competency and taking responsibility for decision making
Desirable criteria
18. Experience of working within a health/social care or educational environment
19. Awareness of needs of vulnerable groups including dementia, learning disabilities and others with protected characteristics