Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Overview

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to join the team of Speech and Language Therapists in Cambridgeshire. The closing date is 04 November 2025. This role covers Huntingdon, Doddington and Wisbech area. You will play a vital role in supporting qualified Speech and Language Therapists in delivering care to individuals with communication and swallowing difficulties. This role is ideal for someone passionate about helping others, especially adults with complex needs, and who thrives in a collaborative, community-focused environment.

Main duties

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

- Post holder will be responsible for assisting the speech and language therapists in their clinical and administrative work.

- The post holder will be responsible for carrying out speech and language therapy programmes with adult patients with speech, language and swallowing difficulties under the supervision of a qualified speech and language therapist.

- The post holder may work on an individual/group basis.

- The programmes will be carried out at various locations including: community hospital, nursing/residential homes, patient/'s homes.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children/'s, adult and older people/'s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

- Make judgement on patients response to prescribed treatment/care plans, and report findings to a qualified professional in line with competency framework.

- Overcome barriers to understanding, e.g. patients with hearing or cognitive impairment.

- Communicate with patients/carers by exchanging information, reassurance, tact and empathy.

- Work under guidance on specified tasks, taking direction from registered and non-registered staff as appropriate, with regular clinical support and supervision by a qualified practitioner.

- Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of consent, and gain consent as appropriate following organisational policies.

- Work within the wider disciplinary team and recognise own role within it.

- Promote patient independence and self-management

- Provide and maintain a safe, comfortable and dignified environment for all patients/clients and carers

Person Specification

Qualifications

- Working towards NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge.

Experience

- Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment with older people

- Has worked as a Healthcare/therapy Assistant in the past

- Experience of working with people with communication disorders

- Experience of working with communication aids

- Experience of producing patient communication books

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.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Pro rata per annum

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