Children's Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Children's Speech and Language Therapy Assistant. You will support our team of Speech and Language Therapists to deliver interventions to children who have speech, language and communication difficulties associated with significant and complex health and education needs.

Youwill deliver individual and group therapy plans designed by a Speech and Language Therapist to Pre School and school aged children across a variety of locations including patient homes, nurseries, clinics/health centres, mainstream and Special School settings.

This post also involves preparing therapy materials and carrying out administrative tasks associated with the Team. Experience of using a range of IT systems is essential.

Applications are invited from individuals with a range of experience of working with children with significant additional and complex needs. A specific interest in supporting and developing the communication needs of this caseload, experience of using alternate methods of communication including symbol based systems and Makaton and previous experience of working alongside an SLT are all essential., To implement programmes of care devised by Speech and Language Therapists for children with significant and complex health and education needs

To modify approaches and activities within programmes of care to meet requirements/contexts

To support the children and their families in using alternative and augmentative systems of communication

To liaise with individuals involved with the patient including families and other professionals

To prepare therapy materials and carry out administrative tasks

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.