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Speech & Language Therapy Assistant

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottingham, NG5 1PB £28,392 – £31,157 a year Permanent Posted 10 September 2026 Apply by 24 September 2026

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Role description

Job summary

Assistant SLT (band 4): 30 hours per week

This role is based in our Complex Needs SLT team providing advice and support to children with complex needs and their families across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.

As an assistant speech and language therapist in the team you will be supporting our SLT's to deliver a range of interventions across community venues such as homes, clinics, nurseries, special and mainstream schools.

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service aims to maximise the potential of childrento communicate in the environments and languages in which they need to function, includingrelated impairments of eating and drinking.

This is an opportunity to join our innovative Speech and Language Therapy service at an exciting time of transformation. You will be well supported and supervised by Specialist SLT's, with many opportunities for peer support.

Main duties of the job

Working across settings such as children's homes, clinics, community venues, nurseries and schools, you will have extensive relevant experience of working with children with significant SEN and associated speech, language and communication difficulties. Some experience of working with children who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems (High and Low Tech) is essential.

You will have a relevant qualification at equivalent level of NVQ Level 3 and be able to demonstrate an ability to work flexibly, motivate others, show initiative, and work as part of a team under the direction of a Speech & Language Therapist. You should have a working knowledge of safeguarding children.

You will be responsible for managing your own clinical diary, so strong organisation and prioritisation skills are needed.

You will be working within a supportive team that are committed to your personal development through appraisal and clinical supervision. You will have support and CPD opportunities across the Children's Speech & Language Therapy service.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

787-26-GH

Job locations

Children's Development Centre

City Hospital

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be working closely with Speech & Language Therapists and other Assistants to deliver speech and language interventions to children and families.

As a member of the complex needs team, you will provide communication support for some of the service's most complex children, including children those who are non-speaking.

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist speech, language, and communication interventions to an individual caseload within the Complex Needs Team, under the supervision of an SLT, according to the individual needs of each child/young person and their families.

You will work closely with families and other agencies to ascertain an effective multi-disciplinary approach to communication and dysphagia management and care.

You will provide supervision and/or mentoring of newly qualified staff, Assistant Speech & Language Therapists and students as appropriate.

You will undertake administrative duties related to your specific work.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oRelevant qualification at equivalent level of NVQ level 3
oGeneral education to GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Training

Essential

Evidence of relevant courses or personal development related to child development/working with children
Evidence of relevant courses or personal development in the area of communication

Desirable

Additional training related to supporting children's communication difficulties e.g. Makaton, PECS

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children with additional needs
Experience of working with children and their families
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team or teams

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS
Experience of using AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) approaches
Experience of working within therapy services
Experience of working with children with Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
Experience of working in schools

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of normal child development (including speech and language development)
Knowledge of a range of Speech, language and communication difficulties and how to support these, including signs and symbols
Awareness of the impact communication difficulties may have on the ability of children to function in their every-day life.

Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills
Ability to analyse children's responses to therapy and to accurately feed back observations to an SLT
Ability to work within their competency and seek support as appropriate
Able to work independently to plan, prioritise and organise workload

Values and Behaviours

Essential

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

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.

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.