Assistant Practitioner / Speech and Language Therapy Assistant - Plymouth
Assistant Practitioner Role involves: During Assessments Input into the assessment planning sessions by sharing knowledge of the software, hardware and vocabularies contained within the various AAC devices used Prepare equipment as requested by the MDT in equipment planning sheets Programme equipment with relevant information as directed by MDT Provide basic technical support during assessments to support MDT Write clinical observations during assessments to feed back to MDT Support the MDT with admin during assessments To contribute in the driving to and from patient visits with MDT Equipment Programming With guidance, prepare equipment for use during trial loan period.
This will involve personalising AAC vocabularies and occasional programming basic EAT operations Liaise with local teams to collate relevant vocabularies A broad knowledge of each of the commonly used specialist AAC software packages Training To provide training to patients and their carers on the care and programming of communication aids prior to the short term loan of equipment.Contribute to the rolling programme of software training in conjunction with departmental peers Support in the admin of delivering a rolling programme of AAC training To deliver bespoke training on AAC where requested Support To support patients and their carers through the assessment process and provide feedback to the MDT re: the progress of targets.
To provide basic technical support to individuals during an equipment evaluation loan period. Where required, partake in communication partner work to model good practice To independently run support clinics either face to face or via remote platforms