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DCHS Foundation Trust; Danesmoor; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Speech and Language Therapy service is seeking a committed Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join the Clay Cross team.

The post provides support to children with speech, language and communication needs, delivering interventions in early years settings, schools, patient homes and through telehealth, under supervision by SLTs and a Team Leader.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs is essential.
• Must be able to travel to appointments around North Derbyshire from Clay Cross base.
• Ability to deliver intervention programmes in early years settings, schools, patient homes and via telehealth.
• Supervision by SLTs with support from a Team Leader and opportunities for peer support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver programmes of intervention to children in early years settings, schools, patient homes and via telehealth.
• Work under supervision by SLTs and Team Leader.
• Travel to appointments around North Derbyshire from Clay Cross base.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical care

Teamwork

Job description

Speech and Language therapy assistant (children's)

A Vacancy at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service and be part of Derbyshire Community Health Services. The post is with the team based in Clay Cross at Clay Cross Hospital.

The post is for 22.5 hours a week, typically worked as 3 days of 7.5 hours Monday-Friday.

We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of around 100 staff working across all service areas in Derbyshire.

As a member of our team you will be working in a service with a well established reputation for delivering a patient centred approach.

The post will provide support to children with speech, language and communication needs.

You will be delivering programmes of intervention to children in early years settings, schools, patient homes and through telehealth.

You will be supervised by SLTs, with additional support from a Team Leader and opportunities for peer support from colleagues across Bands 3 to 7

If you can demonstrate good communication skills, have the ability to deliver competent, evidence based clinical care we want to hear from you.

As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.

Previous experience of working with children with speech, language and communication needs is essential.

You will need to be able to travel to appointments around North Derbyshire from the Clay Cross base.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

This advert closes on Friday 25 Sep 2026