Speech & Language Therapist Assistant

You will work directly with our service users who have severe communication problems and swallowing disorders as well as assisting the clinical staff with a range of administrative and practical tasks. Previous NHS experience and/or knowledge of what an adult acquired SALT team do would be an advantage. Our team is friendly and supportive and we are committed to regularly reviewing our service delivery, clinical supervision and our CPD. We have excellent liaison with the local university, hospitals and other local teams.,

• Be professionally accountable and work independently, managing and prioritising your workload
• Use own knowledge, skills and initiative to perform tasks independently, accessing advice and supervision accordingly
• Communicate delegated factual information to patients, carers using persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity
• To be responsible for the department's administration of the ambulance booking system
• Create individual resources such as communication passports, timetable etc to be used as part of therapist's intervention using available technology and specialist software
• Develop materials and adapt existing resources to meet the defined intervention needs of people with special requirements referred to the service., Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients. To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook. If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you. Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.