Associate Practitioner/Care Co-ordinator-Speech and Language Therapy

Join Our Team as a Speech and Language Therapy Care Co-ordinator!

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Speech and Language Therapy team as a Care Co-ordinator based at Centenary House, Eastbourne/Bexhill Hospital. In this rewarding role, you'll be at the heart of coordinating care, supporting clients, families, and our therapy team to ensure seamless communication and delivery of services. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to be part of a dynamic acute and community adult Speech and Language service. This is a new role and therefore requires a flexible approach with an ability to accept an evolving remit within the Speech and Language Therapy service.

What We’re Looking For:

1. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
3. Experience in healthcare, therapy, or customer service is a plus
4. A caring and compassionate approach to supporting individuals with speech and language needs

Key Responsibilities:

1. To collaborate with Speech and Language Therapists to manage caseloads working with direction and guidance from SLTs to provide a service to clients within a community setting providing advice and treatment to clients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties where appropriate.
2. To work as an assistant practitioner/Care Co-ordinator to implement Speech and Language Therapy programmes devised in conjunction with and monitored by a Speech and Language Therapist for groups and individuals within the protocols, objectives and procedures of the team.
3. To manage own caseload: Ensure smooth communication between therapists, families, and other healthcare professionals and facilitate the treatment journey by supporting/signposting patients/carers in all areas of their health needs.
4. Coordinate and schedule therapy sessions for clients across East Sussex, including planning and running group activities meeting individual and group needs.
5. To use additional communication methods e.g. symbols and communication aids where appropriate.
6. Maintain accurate client records and monitor progress, feeding back to Speech and Language Therapy Team as required.
7. To design and create resources and low-tech communication aids for the department, the speech and language therapists, and individual client sessions, carers and other professionals.
8. This is a dual role, so being able to multitask is important. There will be aspects of independent patient-facing work as well as aspects of clinical signposting, data gathering, and supporting therapists.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work. We provide safe, compassionate and high-quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000+ members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position, please do not hesitate to contact us.