Assistant Practitioner - AAC

AAC WEST is a specialist Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) service commissioned to provide comprehensive AAC assessments and specialist communication equipment for individuals with complex communication needs.

The multidisciplinary team (MDT) at AAC WEST supports both children and adults across the South West region who present with severe communication difficulties, often alongside physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments.

Working as an Assistant Practitioner within the team offers a unique opportunity to combine direct, face-to-face work with patients and their families with the use of innovative communication technologies. Assistant Practitioners play a key role in the team enabling individuals to communicate more effectively, participate in everyday activities, and achieve greater independence., The role of the Assistant Practitioner within the AAC WEST team is to- Prepare equipment as directed by the MDT for assessment and loan- Programme specialist AAC software as directed by MDT- Deliver software training sessions to those using AAC - Deliver 1:1 support sessions to patients as directed by MD

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