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Job Summary

We are looking for a children's therapy assistant to join our NHS Haringey Universal Therapy Service (HUTS). This service started in January 2024 and is a part of Haringey's Universal 0-19 pathway. Its main focus is early intervention at 0-5 years and comprises of speech and language therapy and occupational therapy.

The post holders will work directly with children and families and Early Years settings in Haringey to develop good practice around the support of children aged 0-5 with their physical, communication, play and early independence skills. This will include providing information, modelling and training to Early Years practitioners and families around developing these skills in Early Years settings and external agencies (e.g. children centres, family hubs, libraries and voluntary sector). The postholder will collaborate with practitioners across the Early Years Workforce in these settings, to deliver evidenced based approaches.

We are looking for candidates with experience in working with children, who are enthusiastic, highly motivated and well organised and who can show a commitment to supporting children with additional needs.

HUTS is part of the wider Haringey Children's Therapy team: a large, friendly and supportive team based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre in Haringey.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work, organising and delivering a universal service to families with children under 5 and will be involved in the early identification and support of children with speech, language and communication needs[JD1] and difficulties participating in daily activities (e.g. self-care and leisure activities). They will develop information, advice and training packages and deliver these to a wide range of audiences including parents/carers and those working within Health, Education, the voluntary sector and community groups. They will work closely with the NHS team and with Early Language and Communication officers employed by the Local Authority.

About Us

Medical services have been delivered on the Whittington Hospital site for over 500 years. On 1st April 2011, Whittington Health was launched as a new Integrated Care Organisation (ICO) comprising The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust, NHS Islington and NHS Haringey. The Whittington and the community health services in Islington and Haringey are award winning organisations, delivering acute and community based health services to a population of 443,000 people.

The organisation is the biggest employer in the area, with over 4,500 staff; delivering healthcare not only on the acute hospital site which has 420 beds, but also from a variety of other community based health centres and through visits to patients homes across the boroughs to address the health needs of the local population. Whittington Health also works with other health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support patients and service users from their initial appointment whether it be with a community health team or at the hospital, all the way through to treatment and tailored after care.

We are one of the three main teaching campuses for the Royal Free and University College Medical School.

Our ICARE (Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence) Values not only help us shape what we do, but also how we do it and why. They are fundamental to the way we do business and care for our patients.

For more information, please access the following link: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year Per Annum Including HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3311

Job locations

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Childcare Training Equivalent to NVQ Level 3
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working directly with children / families
• Experience of working with children with SLCN / physical disabilities
  
  

Desirable

• Experience of running groups with children
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Child Protection guidelines
• Knowledge of SLCN / physical development
  
  

Desirable

• Fluency in a community language.
  
  

Essential

Skills and Abilities

• Good spoken and written skills in English
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and caseload
• Ability to be flexible, creative and demonstrate initiative.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• A commitment to the challenge of the job
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Good spoken and written skills in English
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and caseload
• Ability to be flexible, creative and demonstrate initiative.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• A commitment to the challenge of the job
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Health Centre

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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