Adult Speech and Language Therapy Assistant - Lincoln, United Kingdom - Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

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Lincoln, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This is a new and exciting role within the acute Speech and Language Therapy service in Lincoln County Hospital.

The post holder will work under the direction of Speech and Language Therapists to assist in the delivery of the Speech and Language Therapy acute service.

We are a friendly and supportive team who look forward to supporting a new team member. The acute service comprises of wards specialising in ENT, respiratory, medical, care of the elderly and frailty.

The post holder will be working with patients who have acquired communication and swallowing difficulties caused by a variety of aetiologies.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing speech and language therapy programmes and providing feedback to the Speech and Language Therapist following these sessions.

Additional training will be provided to develop competencies in dysphagia to an appropriate level. The post holder will also be required to complete administrative duties and processes for the caseload.

Those who have completed a nursing associates qualification who are looking to develop skills within speech and language therapy will be considered.

To assist the Speech and Language Therapy team with daily administrative tasks which will include the use of Systm one and Microsoft Excel.

To gather patient case histories from medical notes and discussion with the multi-disciplinary team and patient, as requested by the Speech and Language Therapist

To assist the Speech and Language Therapist on the acute wards when they are conducting swallowing assessments.

To independently carry out communication screens on inpatients, as directed by a speech and language therapist.

To independently carry out speech and language therapy sessions with inpatients with communication difficulties, delivering therapy programmes written by a Speech and Language Therapist.

This will include demonstration of communication aids.

To independently carry out a protocol guided swallowing assessment on inpatients, in line with the services dysphagia policy and the individual's level of competency.

To maintain accurate and timely documentation in line with service and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) guidelines

To feedback findings to the Speech and Language Therapy team.

To create therapy resources, communication aids and information resources for patients/carers as required

To maintain stock levels.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives.

Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments.

Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Please see the above and Job description/personal specification for more details on this opportunity.