Technical Instructor, Speech and Language Therapy

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Technical Instructor, Adult Speech and Language Therapy
Band 3
7 Month Maternity Cover
36 hours per week
Due to maternity leave, we are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic individual who enjoys working as part of a team. This role provides crucial support to the rest of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy team. It requires real enjoyment of working with a variety of people and interest in rehabilitation.
We would be happy to try and organise this as a secondment opportunity for someone already working in the Trust who is interested in gaining some further experience in therapy and rehabilitation. There may be some flexibility in the exact hours to be worked, please contact us to discuss.
We work with a wide range of adults with difficulties in communication (e.g. due to stroke); swallowing difficulties; voice disorders; stammering; and Head and Neck cancer. Our working environment is both Acute at Tameside General Hospital; and Community in service users’ own homes, Care Homes or Intermediate Care Facility.
We are a supportive team, keen on patient centred care and service development.

TO ASSIST THE SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST IN THEIR JOB BY:

• Carrying out programmes of activities to rehabilitate an adult’s speech and

language difficulties

• Helping in the running of groups
• Preparing materials

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

SECTION 2- KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

To liaise with carers and other professionals (e.g. therapists, nurses) regarding client’s progress and management, where tact and sensitivity are required, and report back to the speech and language therapist.
To have good interpersonal and communication skills, and to be able to relate well to both clients and professionals.
To overcome barriers to communication in working with clients and their families/carers; some clients will have significant difficulties with speech, language and communication. Some may also have hearing impairments, learning difficulties or psychological or emotional difficulties.
To understand basic approaches to encouraging speech,
language and communication in adults; this includes working with adults on an individual basis.
To monitor clients progress and to evaluate their response to the SLT activities.
To use well developed listening and visual observation skills with clients and others in a range of settings.
To demonstrate a willingness to learn about communication, swallowing and SLT in adults, and develop through participation in a range of activities (e..g. individual study, attendance at short courses).
To collect evidence of CPD by use of a portfolio and participate in the Trust’s appraisal process.
To facilitate personal development by attending Assistants SIG meetings where available/appropriate.
To carry out specified observation and information gathering to contribute to therapist’s assessment.
To assist in the running of groups for adults with speech and language difficulties.

To plan therapeutic interventions and modify and extend programmes of therapy.
To implement the carry-over of speech and language programmes as directed by the speech and language therapist including on wards and in clients’ own homes, carrying out speech therapy tasks and programmes to the requirements of therapists in the adult team.
To see adults individually on an in-patient, out-patient or domiciliary basis in order to carry out specific programmes as set by Speech and Language Therapist.
To take responsibility for own workload and arrange own timetable.