Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time (7.5 hours a week) Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join the North Thames Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service based at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford. The North Thames Regional Cleft Service is a twin site service managed from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and Broomfield Hospital.

This assistant post offers the opportunity to work within a specialist service in a well-established multi-disciplinary team. You will work within a small team of speech and language therapists and will be responsible for providing all aspects of administrative support to the team e.g. booking clinic appointments, data collection, filing, sending out correspondence and stock taking

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, both written and oral. You will also possess excellent organisation and IT skills and be able to prioritise your workload and meet deadlines. Previous administration experience is desirable for this role although we will provide you with the appropriate support and local training to enable you to undertake your duties.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to support delivery of the clinical service. This includes the making of therapy materials/resources and carrying out audio visual recordings of assessment and therapy sessions. You may also be required from time to time to assist in assessment and therapy sessions under supervision of the speech and language therapists.

You will also support the delivery of speech and language therapy teaching courses, as well as workshops for parents, staff and external professionals.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

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

31 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-B&P-BR-3197

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road Broomfield Chelmsford Essex

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see full job description - we look forward to receiving your application today!

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this fantastic opportunity, please see full job description - we look forward to receiving your application today!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English GCSE pass at 'C' grade or above, or equivalent.
NVQ or equivalent in Business & Administration

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

Experience in an administrative role
Experience of communication impairment through work or voluntary experience.
Experience of working in an NHS/ hospital environment
Experience of working with children

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English GCSE pass at 'C' grade or above, or equivalent.
NVQ or equivalent in Business & Administration

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

Experience in an administrative role
Experience of communication impairment through work or voluntary experience.
Experience of working in an NHS/ hospital environment
Experience of working with children

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).

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