Hartlepool Primary Care Trust

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY ASSISTANT
Easington Community Stroke Team
Ref: 448
Band 3: £13,473 to £16,799 per annum
37.5 hours per week, Permanent
Job-share considered



As a result of investment we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join
the community Stroke Rehabilitation team in Easington.

Working in a variety of community locations the post holder will be responsible
for assisting the speech and language therapist with the delivery of therapy
programmes to individuals with communication and/or swallowing difficulties
following a stroke. As the community stroke team is multi-disciplinary you will
have the opportunity to work with members of the team as part of a holistic
approach to stroke rehabilitation.

You will have an NVQ3 or equivalent in health, education or social care. You
will also have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team and be
able to work alongside professionals from different agencies. You will have good
communication skills and must be able to use Microsoft word processing packages
to develop therapy programmes. A recognised speech and language therapy
assistant qualification would be an advantage but otherwise you must be willing
to work towards gaining this qualification.

Experience of working with the client group within rehabilitation is desirable
but not essential, as there will be close support, supervision and training
provided from the Speech and Language Therapist and other members of the
Community Stroke Team.

You will join an enthusiastic, friendly and expanding team with a strong
commitment to support and supervision. We encourage CPD and support personal
development. We promote work-life balance and offer flexible working
arrangement.

We are also able to offer

A personal mentor to support you during your settling in period
A two-week induction programme to help familiarise you with people and places

We would welcome the opportunity to meet you and hope that you will contact us
to arrange an informal visit. This will give you the chance to find out more
about the post and to meet other members of the community stroke team. If you
are interested in arranging a visit please contact Amanda King Team Leader for
Adult Speech and Language Therapy Services, on 01429 267901or Sandra Leech,
Coordinator for Easington Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team on 0191 5185160

Application forms and job descriptions are available from Human Resources on
01642 352293 or by email on human.resources@... quoting Ref
448.

Alternatively, view the job description/person specification and apply on-line
at www.jobs.nhs.uk and search for Job Reference 556-448


Closing Date: Friday 2 February 2007





This post is deemed to require a Disclosure Check - (Enhanced) Level with the
Criminal Records Bureau. This is due to the fact that the posts have access to
children or vulnerable adults. Further information on the Disclosure Service is
available from www.disclosure.gov.uk



Our Staff Benefits include:

Final Salary Pension Scheme * Staff Discount Scheme * Flexible working options*
*Childcare Vouchers & access to a Childcare Co-ordinator
* Staff Counselling Service * Opportunities for Training & Development