Job overview

We are offering an exciting development opportunity to join the Speech and Language Therapy team within our Inpatient Learning Disability Service at Brooklands Hospital, Birmingham, as Band 3 Clinical Support Assistant.

Brooklands Hospital is a Specialist Inpatient Service for individuals with a Learning Disability and/or Autism – services on-site include male & female Secure Services, Assessment & Treatment Units and LD CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health). Speech & Language Therapy provision is integral to the Treatment Pathways in each of our services; offering assessment and intervention as appropriate to the needs of the individual as they progress through an Inpatient admission. The successful applicant will provide essential support to the qualified members of the team, with further opportunities to work alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team to facilitate communication and engagement in therapy.  

Applicants should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be confident in using a computer.  

Experience of Inpatient settings is not essential but applicants should demonstrate an awareness and understanding of working  with Learning Disability and/or Autism, with a desire to develop their knowledge and skills in working with this complex and varied client group. 

Main duties of the job

To support patients to maximise their communication potential by developing adapted communication resources and working directly with patients under the guidance of a Speech and Language Therapist. 

To co-facilitate group sessions with SLT and wider Allied Health Professionals team.

To model effective communication strategies across the wards, promoting the use of supportive communication environments.

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
•  excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.