Main area: Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 345-COM6939374
Employer: North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Hartlepool
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/04/2025 23:59
Speech & Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation; however, our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high-quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion, then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.
With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals, and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees, and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield, as well as community, therapeutic, and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.
Job overview
Band 4: Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Based in Hartlepool / Stockton Localities
From April 1st, 2025, there will be a single Children & Young People’s Speech & Language Therapy Service across the Tees Valley covering local authority areas of: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton.
This is an exciting new development that brings together speech and language therapy services in the local area to deliver support in a flexible, responsive, and equitable way.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is interested in supporting children with a wide range of speech, language, or communication difficulties. This is a full-time, permanent post based in the Stockton and Hartlepool localities.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a team to deliver high-quality interventions under the supervision of qualified Speech and Language Therapists. You are likely to work across a range of settings, including schools, nurseries, clinics, and homes.
You will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists and Assistant Practitioners, supported by a Service Lead and an Administration Team. The service has a strong commitment to support and supervision, with excellent working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams and colleagues within the trust. We also work positively with partners in the area.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
1. Independently manage a caseload of individuals with communication difficulties with supervision from a Speech and Language Therapist.
2. Implement therapeutic interventions in both group settings and one-to-one situations following an agreed plan.
3. Guide parents/carers and other agencies involved with the care of the client group in their contribution to the therapy programmes including the programme content, with support from Speech and Language Therapists.
4. Carry out specific observations, informal and screening assessments to contribute to speech and language therapy assessment.
5. Ensure clients are fully involved in decisions relating to their care, whenever possible.
6. Work independently and unsupervised in outreach locations (e.g., schools, homes, etc).
Person specification
Qualifications
* 3 GCSEs including English to grade C or above or equivalent
* A recognised qualification in speech and language/NVQ3 or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working as a speech and language therapy assistant or comparable role
* Experience of working alongside other professionals in health, education, or social care
* Experience of working independently
* Experience of working with clients with specific difficulties e.g. fluency disorders
* Experience in the use of Speech and Language Therapy specific software
Skills
* Able to work as a member of a team
* Able to work effectively in a range of different work environments
Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of strategies and techniques for facilitating clients’ communication skills
* Knowledge of current national and local strategies, clinical guidelines, policy drivers, and issues including those relating to educational provision for children with speech, language, and communication difficulties
* Awareness of local and national policies relating to speech and language, e.g., child protection issues, vulnerable adults, etc.
**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**
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