Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Children's Speech & Language Therapy Support Practitioner

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team.

We are seeking a speech and language support practitioner who is passionate about working with children and their families, and who wants to be part of a supportive and inclusive team. You will already have had some experience in delivering specific SALT interventions within your setting.

We pride ourselves on reflective, neurodiversity-affirming, and strength-based care.

We prioritise support and clinical supervision. You will have an induction period with shadowing and joint sessions, as well as regular supervision.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service to children with communication difficulties in clinic, pre-school and school settings etc under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT).

Carry out routine interventions with supervision from the SLT as required e.g. delegated intervention with new clients, observation and informal assessment through play and interaction, advice to parents/carers and early years settings.

Follow service guidelines/standards to independently support the work of the SLT e.g. jointly running groups, supporting therapy programmes

Provide some clinical administrative support to Speech and Language Therapists, including preparing intervention materials

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TG055-ACS

Job locations

Sudborough House

St Mary's Hospital, Kettering

Kettering

NN15 7RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

5 GCSEs or equivalent including English
Experience of working in a pre-school or school setting with children with communication difficulties
Attended relevant additional training around children's speech, language and communication needs

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of a range of therapy approaches for speech, language and communication needs
Take initiative when swift action is required
Worked with a range of people around a child to support their needs

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills - written and spoken
Good interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy

Desirable

Experience of signposting others to sources of information for their support
Demonstrate creativity in child friendly approaches for engagement

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

5 GCSEs or equivalent including English
Experience of working in a pre-school or school setting with children with communication difficulties
Attended relevant additional training around children's speech, language and communication needs

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of a range of therapy approaches for speech, language and communication needs
Take initiative when swift action is required
Worked with a range of people around a child to support their needs

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills - written and spoken
Good interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy

Desirable

Experience of signposting others to sources of information for their support
Demonstrate creativity in child friendly approaches for engagement

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.