Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

The closing date is 18 June 2025

Job summary

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.

About us

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

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9623

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job 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

Essential

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
Computer literate

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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
Computer literate

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

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

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 details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

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