Job overview

We are looking for an Assistant to join our expert and friendly Speech and Language Therapy team.  Our SLTA is an integral part of the team, providing specialist communication and swallowing assessment and treatment to service users under guidance from the managing therapists.  They work closely alongside the multidisciplinary therapy team to assist patients to achieve their goals.

The Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit is a neurorehabilitation service based in Homerton Hospital in Hackney.  It is one of London's specialist level one services, providing for people with severe and complex brain injury from the region. 

Main duties of the job

The SLTA works alongside the speech and language therapy team to provide skilled communication and swallowing assessment and treatment to people with acquired neurological injury.  They also provide ongoing administrative support to the SLT team. 

For further details, please see job description attached to this advertisement.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.