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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Speech & Language Therapy Support Worker

The closing date is 20 May 2025

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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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9160

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job descriptions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job descriptions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE
  • Recent evidence of Level 3 qualification suitable for role
  • 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
  • Reliable, flexible & organised
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths and English GCSE
  • Recent evidence of Level 3 qualification suitable for role
  • 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
  • Reliable, flexible & organised

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).

Additional information

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).

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)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Manager Speech & Language Therapy

Hayley Forrest

hayley.forrest2@nhs.net

01702435555

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-9160

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY


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