Job summary
- Main area
- Speech Therapy Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0371-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stroke Pathway Assessment Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC)
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/06/2025
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sheffield Stroke Speech & Language Therapy team as a Speech & Language therapy assistant within the Stroke pathway based at SPARC.
The successful candidate will assist the Speech & Language Therapist/s in providing therapy to a defined population of adults with communication, cognitive and/or swallowing difficulties.
Main duties of the job
Your input will provide cover to patients across the stroke pathway but primarily you will provide cover in the Stroke Pathway Assessment and Rehabilitation Centre (SPARC). You will work under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist and will be involved in communication therapy programmes, swallowing therapy programmes, multidisciplinary team working, staff and carer training, as well as having general duties within the team.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The SLT service across both the acute and community teams in STH has approximately 55 staff (47 therapists, 7 assistants and 4 secretarial staff) (41.23wte).
The SLT teams are highly motivated to provide a quality service to their patients, they are research active and embrace innovation. The service has established processes for supervision and supports personal and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in a relevant area or equivalent knowledge and/or experience
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Knowledge & practical experience of adults in a caring environment:
- Able to communicate effectively with carers/families
- Computer literate – including basic software packages e.g. Word processing, Power Point, Excel
- Understanding of client confidentiality
- Ability to use own initiative
Desirable criteria
- A basic understanding of: The communication process. Language disorders. Non-verbal communication. Total communication. Visual support. High tech systems. Low tech systems. Modifying language input
- Knowledge of Symbol software digital camera and camcorder-related software, scanner
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of, and ability to, work as part of a team.
- Ability to relate to the client group/s.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to interpret therapy programmes.
- Ability to devise new activities to enable client to reach goals.
- Experience of working in a hospital/care environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with long term medical conditions.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to work under own initiative.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility in approach to changes in service need.
- Ability to be proactive and show initiative and take responsibility.
- To maintain and understand the importance of confidentiality in work environment.
- Commitment to equal opportunities in work and service delivery.
- Commitment the Trust’s policies relating to Risk Management, Confidentiality and the Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Infection prevention and control is integral to this post. The post holder should at all times demonstrate effective infection control and hygiene practice
Desirable criteria
- Commitment to continued personal development and reflective practice.
- Knowledge and application of professional standards and code of conduct.
- Commitment to user and carer involvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Gibbs
- Job title
- SLT Team Leader and Clinical Lead in Stroke
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07985 917829
- Additional information
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