Band 4 Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Job summary

We have a vacancy within our established and supportive team of SLTs and SLTAs who work solo and jointly with other children's community services such as OT, Physio, Complex Needs and the Specialist Assessment Service (SAS - for autism diagnosis). We welcome applications from experienced Band 4 SLTAs and those who have experience working with children with communication needs.

As a Band 4 SLTA you will be seeing children between 0-18 years, working jointly with SLTs in groups and independently, with support from experienced colleagues. Work is undertaken in educational settings, clinics and family homes as appropriate for individual children.

We are looking for SLTAs who are ready to build on their skills and knowledge through clinical opportunities and participation in house CPD opportunities.

Main duties of the job

As a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant you will be required to support children with speech, language and communication needs, as well as coach parents and staff to support their needs. You will be working collaboratively with our supportive, experienced team and independently, carrying out programmes set by SLTs.

Clinical work is undertaken in educational settings, clinics and family homes as appropriate for individual children.

As an SLTA you will be expected to:

*Be able to work within Trust policies

*Keep accurate and up to date case notes

*Have an ability to cope with flexible working patterns and adapt to change, capacity and demand

*Have excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills

*Have high organisation and time management skills

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.