Associate Assistant Practitioner - AAC
| Posting date: | 05 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £25,760.00 to £27,476.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £25760.00 - £27476.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5BW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9339-26-0701 |
Summary
Clinical Support -To manage and organise own clinical workload with the support of senior Assistant- -Practitioner and departmental manager To be responsible for the preparation of communication equipment and materials for demonstration at assessments and emergency appointments as part of patients pathway through AAC WEST To be responsible for the personalisation/ programming of communication aid as directed by clinical team To be highly familiar in the specialist AAC software packages used in the department To assist in the setting up of iPads for triage loans To assist in the management of software accounts on communication devices To be responsible for the processing of equipment following appointments To provide basic technical support for equipment during an evaluation loan period as directed by senior colleagues To support in the development of low tech resources as guided by departmental clinical team To maintain accurate clinical notes regarding any interventions relating to client based activities All activities will be delegated by a member of the clinical team or a more senior assistant. Support and advice will be available to assist in the delivery of allocated tasks Training Support To assist in the co-ordination of incoming training requests from local teams To prepare equipment for training sessions To collate feedback following training sessions General Support To assist in standard technical support scenarios where directed by a senior member of the team To support in the general organisation of the busy clinical office ensuring communication aids are returned to their correct location at the end of each working day Support in the ongoing maintenance of the departmental vans To participate in departmental clinical governance projects by providing evidence/ data as requested To assist in the induction process of new members of staff To provide support to the Equipment Manager as necessary to: Input data into the departmental computer system - BEST Ensure that all equipment is safety checked and cleaned according to the relevant procedures