Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust; Epping Forest; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join the preschool team in Waltham Forest. You will deliver language groups and individual therapy alongside a Speech and Language Therapist, with supervision and opportunities for professional development.

The role offers flexible working arrangements to suit personal circumstances and integration with a forward-thinking, supportive team across four health centres in the area.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting with language groups and one-to-one therapy
• Ability to work under supervision with SLT guidance
• Administrative tasks such as case histories and appointments

Responsibilities

• Deliver language groups and one-to-one therapy alongside a speech and language therapist
• Under supervision deliver one-to-one therapy independently
• Support with admin tasks such as collecting case histories, arranging appointments and booking interpreters

Job description

Job overview

Do you have an interest in speech and language therapy and would like to work alongside out therapists in our pre-school team to support their work and deliver therapy? We have the right job for you, we are looking for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our pre-school team.

At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.

Waltham Forest is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website – www.careers.nelft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

As a Speech and Language Therapy assistant in the pre-school team you will:

• Deliver language groups and one to one therapy alongside a speech and language therapist
• Under supervision delivering one to one therapy independently
• Supporting with admin tasks such as collecting case histories, arranging appointments and booking interpreters for the team.

You will be working alongside a team of therapists and another speech and language therapy assistant who all work across four health centres in Waltham Forest. We are open, friendly and a forward thinking team who are always open to new ideas. You will have opportunities to join the therapists for training where relevant ensuring your own continuous professional development.

Working for Us

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London

(B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations.

We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.

Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.

We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Name: Amy Barker

Job title: Clinical Lead for Speech and Language Therapy

Contact Number: 020 8430 7970

Email: [e-mail]