Senior Speech and Language Therapy Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,405 - £28,976 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS) +5.5% 2024/25 Pay Award |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5LR |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6593666/371-CFS338 |
Summary
Wehave an exciting opportunity for anAssistant Speech and Language Therapistto join ourAdultAutismDiagnostic team as a band 4 in Berkshire Healthcare NHS trust.The successful candidate will be based atErleighRdin Reading and will be working with adult clients.This is an opportunity to develop specialist clinicalknowledgeand skills for working withneurodiversity,specificallyautism.
We welcome applications frompeople who have excellent communication skillsand understandingof autism. The team is a multi-professionalandpreviousworking experience from an NHSsettingwould be an advantage.They will work closely with all members of the team andbesupportedby a senior speech and language therapist. We offer a supportive work environment and are committed topersonal andprofessionalsdevelopment through regularsupervisionandaccess toon the jobtraining toenhance CPD.
The post holder willberesponsiblefor:
• Carrying out administrative duties asappropriate, which includes data collection, arranging appointments,report writingandassistingin service developmentwith support from aSpeechand Languagetherapist.
• Supporting the team with assessmentby carrying out specific tasks anddeveloping neurodiversity passports.
• Working with the team to delivertraining togroups.
This is a part time post for 15 hours per week. There may be some opportunities for home working.
The role requiresexcellentinterpersonalskills. Main duties includesupportingcliniciansto collect information about their clientsto supportassessments, administrativeduties (keepingclinical recordsandwritingreports)and developingneurodiversitypassports.The postholderwillbe requiredto have excellent IT skills.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Previousexperience of working in aprofessionalcaring environment.
2.Excellent interpersonal skills.
3.ExcellentIT skills
4.Knowledge and understandingofneurodiversity.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Friday 6 Sep 2024
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