Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

To work with individual adults (or groups) as directed by the Speech and Language Therapist To liaise with professionals, clients and carers To plan, run and record SLT sessions. This could be independently, with another assistant or with a therapist or other member of the MDT. To plan the delivery of an intervention programme written by the speech and language therapist independently where appropriate To work independently across a variety of settings e.g. individuals homes, day centres, workplaces, leisure facilities etc under the guidance of a speech and language therapist, undertake observational and informal assessments To undertake in in-service training and other training courses as identified and agreed To maintain up-to-date clinical records/case-notes To be involved in supporting AAC users alongside speech and language therapists as appropriate To write individual communication profiles with therapist supervision as appropriate To attend case conferences following discussion with supervisory therapist To participate in student placements following discussion with therapist To attend staff and team meetings To devise and develop resources for group and individual work including communication books/symbols/ training materials To prepare and organise resource materials To participate in clinical supervision. To maintain quality standards of the Speech and Language Therapy Service in Learning Disabilities To comply with the NHS Code of Conduct and any other professional code of conduct relevant to the post Communication To liaise with clients, SLTs, professionals, parents and carers. To use a range of communication systems e.g. face to face, telephone, written, which may include Assistive and Augmentative communication (AAC). As appropriate, to communicate factual information to families and professionals, using persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity to overcome barriers to understanding. To communicate with individuals with learning disabilities and speech, language and communication difficulties, using an appropriate method of communication.