Speech and Language Therapy Assistant | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a professional to support speech and language therapy for young children. This part-time role involves administrative tasks, working with a multidisciplinary feeding team, and requires interaction with parents and schools. Candidates should have a passion for child development and a proactive approach. Applications will close early due to high interest.

Responsibilities

• Supporting SLT team to provide therapy services to children.
• Attending sessions to promote communication development.
• Providing administrative support to SLTs and the feeding team.

Job description

Overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for those interested in supporting the communication development of some of the youngest children in the Borough and supporting their families accessing children's centres. It also offers the experience of working one day a week for the multi disciplinary feeding team. The job is part administrative and part clinical - working under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. This role is 0.6 whole time equivalent and would suit someone wanting to work part time or during the school day.

To support our SLT team to provide a speech and language therapy service to children attending the children's centres and our drop in sessions "Talkshop". It also involves supporting the multi disciplinary feeding team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting our SLT team to provide a speech and language therapy service to children attending the children's centres or clinic for feeding advice.
• To attend stay and play sessions to promote communication development and give advice to parents and carers
• Modelling for centre staff
• Encouraging and supporting children's centres to become a communication friendly environment
• Providing administrative support to SLTs and the feeding team
• To attend team meetings and frequently liaise with other members of the team
• Recording patient information on client database (RiO)
• Recording numbers attending groups and reporting to the SLT
• Receiving calls from parents and schools

About the Children’s Therapy Team

The Children’s Therapy team consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists. Therapists work in multi-disciplinary/multi agency teams across the borough of Wandsworth.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Focus Areas

• Diversity and Inclusion
• Developmental Language Disorder
• Gestalt Language Processing
• Neurodiversity
• Bilingualism
• Social emotional and mental health (SEMH)

We are very proud of our inclusive and proactive team of therapists and assistants providing evidence based and informed intervention to Wandsworth’s children.

About the Organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Next steps

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. Please note this is a very popular role so applications may close early. Copy and paste and AI generated statements will not be short listed.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Sep 2025