About this role
Job summary
We have a vacancy for a motivated and compassionate Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our Adult Allerdale Community Speech and Language Therapy Team. The post holder will work alongside qualified Speech and Language Therapists to support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties across community settings, including patients' homes, community hospitals and clinics.
The role includes supporting referral triage processes, undertaking administrative duties, assisting with the delivery of therapy programmes, and providing practical support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring patients receive timely, high-quality care and support.
The Speech and Language Therapy department is a small and friendly department with well established clinical and management supervision structures in place. The post holder will be given all the appropriate training to be able to complete the duties of this new and exciting post
Main duties of the job
To assist Speech and Language Therapists in the provision of a regular treatment service to adults. The Assistant will be required to be able to work autonomously at times, across a variety of settings.
The post holder will be required to gather appropriate information for triage following referral and will need to be confident with good communication skills. You will need to be organised and able to manage your own time and work independently.
You may also be required to use telemedicine and whilst training will be provided once in post, you will need to be confident and willing to use this software.
There will be an element of admin duties such as photocopying and sending out of letters and leaflets to patients under the guidance of the Speech and Language Therapist and you will need to be able to have the appropriate IT skills to to be able to access the systems used in the department.
This post will require some travelling to patients homes and other locations across North Cumbria so a current driving licence and the use of a car are essential.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job description Job responsibilities
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:
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The essential criteria for this role includes the requirement to have a care certificate or the willingness and ability to undertake this. For further information please see the attached Care Certificate document attached.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information:
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
4 GCSE including English at Grade C or above. NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Education, Social Care or Healthcare or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
Care Certificate (mandatory once in post).
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience of working in a comparable role within the caring profession. Knowledge of roles and experience of working alongside other professionals in Health and Social Care. Awareness of the role of SLT working with adults with swallowing and communication problems.
Desirable
Experience of work in the NHS/community groups/ voluntary sector/working with stroke patients. Knowledge of swallowing/eating difficulties, and communication difficulties.
Skills & Aptitudes Essential
Well-developed communication skills for receiving, and conveying sensitive information to clients and carers, which require tact, empathy, reassurance or persuasive skills and where there are often barriers to understanding. Analytical and judgement skills involving facts or situations, some of which require analysis e.g. assessment of client's response to assessment and SLT intervention. Manage own time and be able to work independently and able to prioritise tasks. Physical skills, including auditory and perceptual skills in order to be able to observe social, emotional, behavioural and environmental cues, to provide assessment information. Able to work where there is frequent exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances e.g. client/carer concerns or emotional liability. Able to concentrate frequently where work patterns are unpredictable e.g. during client assessment and for the completion of written records/admin tasks where there is a need to change from one activity to another on a frequent basis.
Desirable
Skills in using CBT techniques.
Other requirements Essential
Current driving licence required Car owner Able to use Microsoft office software. Able to access/input computer programmes pertaining to the job role. Support equality and value diversity. Ability to maintain concentration in a range of clinical environments and withstand interruptions and unexpected changes to work patterns.
Desirable
Data inputting skills.
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.
Employer details Employer name North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Workington Community Hospital
Park Lane
Workington
CA14 2RW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)