Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistant (Salt & Ot)

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Join our Children’s Inclusion Team in Birmingham : a vibrant multicultural city!
Come and join us to work within an exciting service across the city of Birmingham, working alongside education and local authority partners, supporting a graduated approach to help children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
We are delighted to be able to offer committed, experienced and dynamic individuals the opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking children’s community therapy service.
Could this be your next career opportunity?
Are you passionate about integrated working, functional outcomes for children, enabling education staff and parents?
Do you have skills in working with children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs AND/OR children who need support with developing their independence in day-to-day activities in an educational environment.
We are looking to recruit 6 Fixed Term Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistants to work within our Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy community teamsand the SEND locality therapy team. You will need to have appropriate experience / qualifications to do this work as well as an aptitude and willingness to further develop these skills.
We are looking for individuals who have experience of successful collaborative working with families, educational settings and wider multi-agency teams. Working knowledge of the delivery of Special Educational Needs support in UK schools would be advantageous.
Successful candidates will also:

• be excellent communicators
• be adaptable, innovative and enjoy working autonomously and as part of a team.
• have good IT skills in order to make effective use of our mobile working technology and IT systems.

These posts are currently funded until the end of March 2025. We are therefore looking for candidates who are able to be in post at the beginning of the summer term (April 2024).
Your main duties will include:

• Assisting the BCHC Trust Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists working with children with a range of Special Educational Needs and disabilities (SEND)
• Supporting the delivery of universal, targeted interventions in a range of settings including nurseries, schools, special schools and other community settings
• Planning and delivering therapy sessions as part of a delegated programme to children in the service without direct supervision at times but in regular liaison with designated therapist who will provide direction
• Delivering and supporting educational settings in developing and making resources to support therapy programmes.
• The SLT and OT services work as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole City, within a range of community and educational settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility
• We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our staff to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences
• We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.
• For further information about our departments follow the links below:
• http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/childrens-sl
• http://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/childrens-OT
• Access to reliable transport or means of travel is essential. The post-holder may be required to transport items of therapy equipment on a regular basis.

See Job description for more detail

• Undertaking assessment of clients communication and making appropriate clinical decisions with access to senior colleagues as required
• Structuring clear therapy plans based on best practice
• Advising and facilitating the decision making process regarding patient/client management by ensuring that effective communication is achieved
• Using highly developed communication skills to explain complex condition related information from assessment /therapy plan to clients/carers and multidisciplinary team members etc.
• Working as part of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, including educational colleagues, providing early intervention for children and young people.