Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to help implement care programs for patients with communication and swallowing difficulties. This role requires collaboration with clinicians and offers benefits such as NHS Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, and additional perks. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for patient care. Join us in shaping a new service that enhances rehabilitation and support across Hampshire.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme with 23.7% employer contribution

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Car leasing and cycle-to-work schemes

NHS discounts on shopping, travel, and leisure

Responsibilities

• Support patients under supervision of qualified Speech and Language Therapist.
• Provide administrative and clerical support for SLTs.
• Create and develop therapy tools and resources.

Education

NVQ3, Diploma or evidence of equivalent experience.

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

The closing date is 28 December 2025

We're launching a brand-new community Speech & Language Therapy service, and we're looking for a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join our team and help shape how rehabilitation services are delivered.

You’ll support clinicians with their caseload, seeing people in their own homes, care homes, and outpatient settings across the southwest of Hampshire. Our patients include those recovering from strokes, people living with Parkinson’s disease or dementia, and frail or older individuals who need support with communication or swallowing.

Your role will involve supporting and working under supervision and guidance of a qualified speech and language therapist, implementing programmes of care for those with communication and swallowing difficulties, supporting with care plans to improve safety, independence, and quality of life, and you’ll work with colleagues to ensure that care is delivered where it’s needed most.

This is a Monday-to-Friday service with no weekend, night, or on-call work. From day one, you’ll benefit from our NHS Pension Scheme with 23.7% employer contribution, 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, car leasing and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as NHS discounts on shopping, travel and leisure.

If you’re ready to support and work alongside speech and language therapists, with a drive to help shape a new service, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To work with patients under the supervision and guidance of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist implementing programmes of care for individuals and groups with communication and swallowing difficulties, in a range of hospital and community settings.
• To provide administration and clerical support for SLTs working within the adult service.
• To create and develop therapy tools and resources as requested.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ3, Diploma or evidence of equivalent experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearBased on full time hours