Assistant Practitioner in Speech and Language Therapy

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Scunthorpe is seeking an enthusiastic professional for an Adult Speech & Language Therapy role. The position involves communication therapy, working flexibly across community and inpatient settings. Ideal candidates will have a healthcare degree and experience in therapy services. This role offers potential for skills development and supports a collaborative work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive working environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven capability in communication therapy, including augmentative and alternative communication systems.
• Ability to work flexibly across various settings, including domiciliary visits.
• Experience or training to manage an allocated caseload of clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide communication therapy and support with AAC systems.
• Manage and monitor treatment plans and client goals.
• Collaborate with qualified therapists to assess and meet client needs.

Skills

Communication therapy

Flexibility in working hours

Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Foundation or related healthcare degree

Previous experience in rehabilitation or therapy services

Job description

A Vacancy at Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust.


Do you have a Foundation or related healthcare degree? Are you already working in rehabilitation or therapy services and want to develop new skills?

We have an exciting post available to support Adult Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) provision across both Community and In-patient settings, working closely with the SLTs and others in the multi-disciplinary team.

Successful applicants will need to be able to work flexibly, including providing community domiciliary visits to support therapy provision in client's homes and working in ward areas such as the HyperAcute/Stroke Unit at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

Your role will include provision of communication therapy, support with augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC) and exercises for speech and swallowing.

This post would be ideally suited to someone already working at a Band 4 level or with previous skill/experience in this area, or may be open to someone with a related degree wishing to progress from a Band 3 - this would then be supported by the completion of appropriate work based
competencies as per policy.

Work within a competency-based framework to manage an allocated caseload of clients. Gain baseline information from a variety of sources to enable comprehensive client assessment. Work independently or jointly with qualified therapists (dependent on competencies gained and level of
complexity), to fully assess client needs including communication, physical, functional, social and cognitive aspects. Plan, review and modify treatment directly in line with client goals and outcomes achieved per intervention.

Take responsibility for managing own caseload within required timescales, proactively accessing regular supervision and support to do so. Ensure every contact counts and gain supervision for tasks
which are beyond competencies completed. Monitor and progress treatment format in line with clinical needs and client goals, ensuring the use of validated outcome measures with each individual. Plan, facilitate and complete discharge including provision of information to relevant professionals.

Work flexibly as a team player, supporting the department with other tasks within own skills base as required including admin, data collection and housekeeping.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025