Speech and Language Assistant Practitioner - Care Homes | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will be a key member of theAdult Speech and Language Therapy Team(ASLT) andCareHome Support Team(CHST). CHSTteam includes a Pharmacist, Registered General Nurses, Registered Mental Health Nurses, Palliative care specialist nurseand Therapists.BasedatUptonhouse inSloughyou will be a team player within theEastBerkshire locality. The serviceoperatesMonday to Friday, 9-5. Thisis a17.5hourspart time band 4permanentrole.

• To provideDysphagiatrainingprogrammestocare homestaff
• Toauditimplementationof trainingincarehomesandadapttrainingpackagesasappropriate.
• To requestand collectdataonthe setobservationscarriedout in the carehomesaspartof the audit informationrequiredfor this service.
• To provide guidance to care homes onASLTreferralprocesses andsendrelevant materials.
• To create necessary resources to support care home staff to follow dysphagia and oral hygiene recommendations
• To promote the use of Dysphagia screening using triage screening assessment.
• To advise on processes tomonitorclient to support SLT assessments e.g. oral hygiene logs and food diaries.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  1. Willingness to present and train care home staff
1. Ability to manage own workload and feedback to supervisorasrequired., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role