Speech and Language therapy assistant (children's)

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service and be part of Derbyshire Community Health Services. The post is with the team based in  Derby city  at Coleman Street Health Centre.

The post is for 22.5 hours a week. worked as approx. 30 hours per week during the school term with the accrued time taken back in the school holidays.

We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of around 100 staff working across all service areas in  Derbyshire.

Main duties of the job

As a member of our team you will be working in a service with a well established reputation for delivering a patient centred approach.

The post will provide support to  children with speech, language and communication needs.

You will be delivering programmes of intervention to children in early years settings, schools, patient homes and through telehealth.

You will be supervised by  SLTs, with support from a Team Leader as well as peer support from colleagues at Band 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

If you can demonstrate good communication skills, have the ability to deliver competent, evidence based clinical care we want to hear from you.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

Previous experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs is essential.

You will need to be able to travel to appointments around Derby city from the Coleman Street base.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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• To assist the SLT in providing a clinical service (assessment and treatment) to a SLT caseload.
• To carry out programmes of therapy under the supervision of the SLT within a clinical team.
• To maintain accurate and contemporaneous records in line with RCSLT professional and Trust standards.
• To participate in training in areas of clinical experience.
• To demonstrates duties to new starters and less experienced SLTAs, SLPs, SLTs and other support staff.
• To understand the rationale behind therapy tasks and activities set by the SLT based on basic theory of speech language development/breakdown.
• To develop a working knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding for children and adults.