Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

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We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Assistant to join the dedicated team at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit.

Blackheath is a specialist rehabilitation service supporting adults following acquired and traumatic brain injuries. Our patients may experience a range of complex physical, cognitive and communication difficulties, and our team works collaboratively to help them maximise their independence, rebuild skills and achieve meaningful personal goals.

As part of our Speech and Language Therapy team, you will play an important role in supporting the delivery of individualised rehabilitation programmes, helping patients develop their communication and swallowing skills and putting their therapy goals into practice.

You'll work alongside an experienced, multidisciplinary team of specialists, including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Neuropsychologists, Neuropsychiatry and Nursing colleagues, all working together to deliver the highest standard of patient-centred care.

If you're enthusiastic about helping people make progress, enjoy working as part of a collaborative team and want to develop your experience within a specialist neurorehabilitation setting, we'd love to hear from you!

Please note: This advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

The role:

• Assisting the Speech and Language Therapy team in providing evidence-based intervention to a range of patients with complex neurological conditions. You will be supported to deliver essential communication and swallowing therapy, making a valuable contribution to each patient's care and therapeutic outcomes.
• Developing excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build positive relationships with patients, their families and carers, and working collaboratively alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team.
• Developing your clinical skills and competencies to independently organise and facilitate engaging, fun, and evidence-based communication groups, helping patients to practise and generalise the skills they have developed in individual therapy sessions.
• Creating, adapting, and maintaining therapy resources to support individualised intervention, promote patient engagement, and facilitate functional communication.
• Providing administrative and organisational support to the SLT team, helping to ensure the smooth and effective running of the service.
• Contributing to a fun, supportive, and vibrant team culture, where professional development, collaboration, and workplace experience are highly valued.

Key responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for a designated caseload of patients under the supervision and guidance of the SLT team.
• Work closely with patients, families, carers, and other professionals to support the implementation of agreed therapy programmes and contribute to setting and reviewing patient-centred goals.
• Keep people safe from any harm and protect their human rights.
• Deliver individual and group-based communication interventions, supporting patients to develop and generalise functional communication skills.
• Support patients with communication and swallowing difficulties, following therapy plans and guidance provided by qualified SLTs.
• Advocate for people with communication difficulties, ensuring they have equitable access to services, opportunities to express their wishes and the support they need to make informed decisions.
• Develop, create, and adapt therapy materials and resources to meet the individual needs and interests of patients.
• Provide administrative support to the SLT department, including maintaining patient records, preparing documentation, organising appointments and groups, collating information and supporting general departmental organisation.
• Liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team to support effective communication, continuity of care, and positive patient outcomes.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organisational policies and professional standards.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding, infection prevention, health and safety and data protection requirements.
• Attend relevant training, supervision, and development opportunities to maintain and enhance clinical skills, knowledge and competencies.
• Assist with the ordering, maintenance, organisation and auditing of SLT equipment and resources, as required.
• Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement activities as appropriate.

About you:

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate, and motivated to support people with complex neurological conditions. You will be a proactive and flexible team player, with a genuine interest in communication and swallowing difficulties and a willingness to develop your skills and knowledge.

You will have:

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team or a collaborative working environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to adapt your communication style to meet the needs of people with communication difficulties.
• The ability to communicate complex information in an accessible and sensitive way, recognising and responding to barriers to understanding.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to use initiative appropriately, recognising when to seek advice and support.
• Good self-reflection skills and a willingness to learn from feedback and develop.
• A creative and flexible approach to developing activities and resources to support patient engagement and therapeutic outcomes.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively, taking direction and guidance from qualified SLTs.
• A compassionate, patient-centred approach, with a commitment to promoting dignity, choice, inclusion and independence.
• Good IT and administrative skills, including the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.

We want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

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