Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Outpatients and Stroke)

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to join their integrated multi-disciplinary therapy team. This role will include working in a hospital setting with acute and rehabilitation stroke patients as well as in outpatient clinics and community settings, including domiciliary visits. You will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary team supporting holistic treatments to patients under the guidance of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, carrying out initial communication screens and supporting the Speech and Language Therapy team with running videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics. You will also carry out administrative and clerical tasks, including making therapy resources and stock-checking therapy supplies. This role will involve working 3 days per week in the outpatient service and 2 days per week in the stroke service. Full training will be provided and you will have access to regular supervision with a Speech & Language Therapist, monthly team meetings and regular training sessions to ensure you are well supported in this role.Main duties of the job The post holder will be involved in providing high standard care within our outpatient and stroke Speech and Language Therapy services. They will closely work with the Therapists and perform a wide range of tasks to provide care around swallowing and communication for patients within the community and hospital setting. This will include liaising with patients, healthcare professionals and carers to support patient management. They will support the team with administration and house-keeping duties. They will monitor stock levels of swallowing assessment supplies and completing orders. They will support running of instrumental swallowing assessments.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service. The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you: Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice