Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner

Job overview

This post is only open to current employees of TEWV. Any applications received from non-TEWV employees will not be considered.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner  to join the dynamic SLT service within Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.  The successful candidate will work into the Darlington Community Learning Disabilities Team, based at Hundens Lane Resource Centre.

The successful individual will need a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care and Literacy and Numeracy Level 2 or equivalents to be recruited in to this Band 4 position.

Main duties of the job

The SLT service works with service users with a range with communication and chewing and swallowing difficulties.  Duties of this post will include: making therapy resources and materials, carrying out communication and dysphagia screenings and reviews, updating personalised mealmats and communication passports, delivering one-to-one and group therapy (under the guidance of qualified therapists), assisting with delivering carer training packages, maintaining their own clinical records and carrying out administrative duties (e.g. taking telephone messages, allocating referrals, updating spreadsheets, preparing case note files, photocopying and filing).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for further detailed information regarding the role, qualifications and main responsibilities.

Duties of this post will include: making therapy resources and materials, carrying out communication and dysphagia screenings and reviews, updating personalised meal mats and communication passports, delivering one-to-one and group therapy (under the guidance of qualified therapists), assisting with delivering carer training packages, maintaining their own clinical records and carrying out administrative duties (e.g. taking telephone messages, allocating referrals, updating spreadsheets, preparing case note files, photocopying and filing).

Additional contact details: Team Manager Joanne Miller on 01325 522050

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.