Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Assistant -Complex Needs

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapy assistant to join our Complex Needs team. Our Complex Needs team works with children to support communication development and works with children who have difficulties with eating and swallowing. Most children we work with are under 5 years old.Responsibilities

Supporting the Speech and Language Therapists during assessment and intervention of childrenDelivering speech and language therapy groupsSupporting the Speech and Language Therapy team with any administrative tasks such as making resources including communication booksSupporting the team when running parent workshopsIndependently running therapy intervention programmes and training sessions in community settings or on virtual platformsIf you have excellent interpersonal skills, awareness and sensitivity to the needs of clients from a range of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds and are willing and able to work flexibly, we would like to hear from you.Role duties and expectations

The post holder will work under the direction of a qualified therapist within the Children''s Complex Needs Speech and Language Therapy Service.The post holder will be required to carry their own caseload where they will carry out treatment programmes devised by the clinician. The post holder will accept an agreed range of clients and manage a delegated caseload in an appropriate environment e.g. person''s home, community settings, schools.The post holder will be required to work closely with the client to carry out therapy techniques and treatments, to demonstrate these to clients and carers. The post holder will be required, to carry out detailed observations and feedback the client''s response to therapy interventions.The post holder will work alongside and under the supervision of SLTs to research, plan, organize, deliver and evaluate groups and individual therapy for clients aged 0 - 18 years, working closely with parents and carers.The post holder will be required to make/develop and demonstrate resources that support the therapy activities, support delivery of training by the therapy team and will demonstrate safe and effective use of equipment.The post holder, following essential training, will work alongside SLTs to plan, organize, run and evaluate training sessions and parent workshops.Qualifications and experience

To have a sound understanding of the role of SLTs and use this knowledge to assist them in the planning and delivery of SLT services to clients and families/carers attending the clinic. This involves creating communication books and resources to facilitate the use of AAC.To work independently in a variety of settings carrying out intervention packages and programmes, writing reports and updating clinical notes.To assist in SLT assessments (e.g., actively observing children and writing formal notes), group sessions (e.g., co-lead or make resources) and nursery inputs (e.g., assist with training nursery staff).To use initiative and take the lead in researching, planning, organising and running groups in the community, with a focus on language development and modelling low and high tech AAC. Groups could be children’s therapy groups or groups for training parents/carers with or without their children present.To work alongside and under the supervision of SLTs to design and deliver individual and/or group therapy sessions for children (0 to 5 years) who have difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing, and to help parents/carers learn to support enjoyable and non-stressful experiences around food.About the organisation

Making Things Better. Our Quality Improvement work aims to improve services and refine how we operate. We have a global reputation for quality improvement and offer opportunities to learn and contribute toward improving our services. We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018 with four strategic outcomes: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and value. This aligns with the NHS Long Term Strategy and our direction of travel.Our community and culture

ELFT provides a wide range of community health and mental health services across London and surrounding areas. We are committed to diversity and inclusivity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We offer flexible working options and relocation support where ..... full job details .....