Children's Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We are excited to announce the launch of recruitment to support the development of our new Experts at Hand team, enabling the local delivery of the national SEND reforms.

The Experts at Hand initiative, from the Department for Education, brings speech and language therapists (SLTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) directly into mainstream schools and colleges to provide early Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support We are inviting applicants with experience in working alongside Speech and Language Therapists with children or young people with speech, language and communication needs to join our team as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.

The role will involve working in Shropshire with children in early years and mainstream schools across the age range.

The successful applicants will join a team of SLTs and OTs in delivering support to schools in line with the new Expert at Hand guidance. [gov.uk] There may also be opportunities to work in the core SLT service to strengthen your clinical experience and maintain/extend your wider clinical skills.

As part of your personal statement in your application please tell us in no more than 100 words us how you have made a difference for a child with speech, language and communication needs and/or improved their family's lives.

Main duties of the job To implement, under the guidance of speech and language therapists, therapy programmes with children with speech, language and communication difficulties. To support parents and educators to make changes to be confident in their knowledge and skills.

To make adaptations to therapy and training programmes to meet the needs of children and young people, their parents, carers and educators, and to escalate any required adaptations that are out of scope of this role to a speech and language therapist You will also join a wider team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists who work collaboratively and are committed to delivering NHS values and providing compassionate support to children and young people, parents, and one another.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too.

These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve.

Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

We are committed to supporting your clinical and career development through supervision, peer support and designated in house and external CPD. It is important to us that you enjoy coming to work and are proud of the difference you are making.

Job description

Job

responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Training and

Qualifications

Essential To be educated to GCSE or equivalent level, including qualification in English language.

Holds a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant qualification, such as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant BTEC or equivalent, or holds an NVQ4, BTEC, HNC or higher apprenticeship in a relevant field of child development and has significant experience in working with children with speech, language, and communication needs.

Shows demonstrable evidence of attendance at recent short courses in speech, language, and communication Experience Essential Practical experience in working with children and/or young people with a range of speech, language, and communication difficulties.

Significant experience working with or within a Speech and Language Therapy Service. Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge of different therapeutic interventions and techniques and ability to evaluate their use. Good understanding of the development of language and communication.

Ability to work unsupervised in the delivery of therapy. Good analytical and reflective skills. Good organisation, negotiation and problem solving skills.

Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy. Awareness of relevant national policies and procedures pertinent to children's Speech and Language Therapy, eg School and Early Years Curricula and current best practice, Children's and Families legislation, Children's Safeguarding.

Other Essential Able to meet the travel requirements of the job Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .