Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to join their team in Southend. This role involves working closely with therapists to support patients with communication issues and swallowing disorders. The ideal candidate will have essential GCSE qualifications and a passion for helping others in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Maths and English required.
• Recent evidence of Level 3 qualification preferred.
• Candidates should be able to meet entry requirements for apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize own workload independently.
• Create individual resources such as communication passports.
• Communicate factual information to patients and their caregivers.

Skills

Communication

Persuasion

Sensitivity

Education

Maths GCSE

English GCSE

Level 3 qualification

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea Salary £27,485 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2025 23:59

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

Band 4

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Speech and Language Therapist Assistant

Are you interested in working alongside Speech & Language Therapists? Are you dedicated to making a difference? This is a fantastic opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to become a Speech & Language Therapy support worker

We have an exciting new vacancy for a speech & language therapy assistant to work in our friendly hospital based Speech & Language Therapy team. You will work directly with our service users who have a range of communication problems and swallowing disorders as well as assisting the clinical staff with a range of administrative and practical tasks. Previous NHS experience and/or knowledge of what an adult acute Speech & Language Therapy team do would be an advantage.

We have excellent links with other MSE hospitals and our community partners.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of this role are:

• To be professionally accountable and work independently, managing and prioritising your workload
• To use own knowledge, skills and initiative to perform tasks independently, accessing advice and supervision accordingly
• To communicate delegated factual information to patients, carers using persuasion, reassurance, tact and sensitivity
• To create individual resources such as communication passports, timetable etc to be used as part of therapist's intervention.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Maths and English GCSE
• Recent evidence of Level 3 qualification suitable for role
• Able to meet the entry requirement for the Speech & Language Therapy degree apprenticeship program at University of Essex

Knowledge & Experience

• Understanding of the role of the Speech & Language Therapist in the acute hospital
• Previous experience dealing with the public

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Hayley Forrest Job title Clinical Manager Speech & Language Therapy Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01702435555 Additional information

If you would like further information or to arrange an informal visit to discuss this post please contact Hayley Forrest on 01702 435555 ext 7861