Speech and language therapy assistants help support people who have difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking or swallowing.
Location: Vauxhall
You’ll need:
• a caring and understanding approach
• excellent communication skills, and the ability to explain treatments to patients
• empathy and the ability to gain the trust and confidence of clients
• the ability to work in a team and also on your own
• organisational skills
You’ll work with a range of client groups, including:
• children
• adults with physical disabilities, mental health issues or learning difficulties
• people recovering from medical conditions
• older people
Your day-to-day duties may include:
• working with the therapist
• working with clients on a one-to-one basis
• group work and activities
• providing advice on cultural and language differences (if you’re a bilingual co-worker)
• clients with any personal needs, for example, mobility issues
• preparing therapy rooms and equipment
Salary : £24000 per annum
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You’ll usually work 37.5 hours a week. You could be based in a private hospital
With experience, you could become a team leader and supervise other speech and language therapy assistants.
You could also train as an assistant practitioner and study for a foundation degree before training as a speech and language therapist.