Speech and Language Therapy Assistant | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	27 Mai 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£28,622 - £30,225 per annum inc. HCAS
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	26 Mehefin 2025
Lleoliad:	South Ealing/Southall, W5 4RN
Cwmni:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7236093/333-G-ECP-0613

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Adult Speech and Language Therapy Assistant

Are you interested in the work of Speech and Language Therapists?

Are you considering training to become a Speech and Language Therapist in the future?

Our current, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants are all about to embark on the next chapter of their careers in Speech and Language Therapy.

We therefore have vacancies for permanent, full time, Adult SLT Assistants within the Ealing, Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service. This post will consist of three rotational roles. Each one will last one year and will then revert to start the rotation again.

It will consist of:
• Assisting the Outpatient and ENable SLT services based at Clayponds Hospital
• Assisting the Outpatient and ENable SLT Service based at Ealing Day Treatment Centre.
• Assisting the Inpatients SLT service at Clayponds Rehabilitation Hospital.

The post offers opportunities to work with patients by providing communication and swallowing therapy and rehabilitation, under the supervision of a Speech & Language Therapist, so all training will be provided. You would also be required to provide admin and typing support to the SLT teams, with clinical support as required.

The post holder will be based at either Clayponds Hospital or at Ealing Day Treatment Centre. Due to its rotational nature, the role holder will work closely with our two other SLT Assistants and will support across services in times of need, including annual leave.





A little bit of information about the Ealing Community SLT Team:

Our clients have a diverse range of disabilities such as stroke, head injury & progressive neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Dementia & Motor Neurone Disease etc, all of which give rise to speech, voice, language and communication deficits. Many of our patients have complex swallowing and communication difficulties related to the extent of neurological impairment.

In Ealing, the Community Adult SLT offer a service encompassing
• Clayponds Rehabilitation Hospital,
• ENable, Long Term Neurological Conditions Team,
• Community Stroke Team,
• Nursing Home Service,
• Palliative Care
• Outpatient Service

There is close working with SLT colleagues across all of our teams and with members of the wider MDT and partnership organisations, ensuring excellent care pathways.

Our teams are friendly and dynamic. We are led by highly skilled Speech & Language Therapists, who have a wide range of specialisms and many years of both clinical and managerial experience. The post-holders will be well supported to manage a varied, interesting caseload under the direction of a qualified SLT. You will be regularly clinically supervised and supported.

Ealing Community Partners is part of both Central and North West London and West London Trusts so we have additional opportunities to participate in trust wide training and initiatives.



We can offer you:
• An opportunity to participate in innovative new work models
• An excellent support and supervision structure, including a Trust, SLT Lead
• Excellent professional development and ongoing training opportunities both internal and external.
• The future possibility to be included in an Apprenticeship programme.
• An interesting manageable, caseload.
• Access to Talking Mats training
• Fast, effective, IT and technology
• Excellent MDT working opportunities
• Work from a purpose built location with free staff parking
• Due to careful planning we aim to keep travelling times, when required, to a minimum.
• Follow us on twitter @ECP_AdultSLThttps://www.westlondon.nhs.uk/ecp-adult-speech-language-therapy

As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

This is a permanent, full time, SLT Assistant, rotational post, within the Ealing Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service. This post will consist of three rotational roles. Each one will last one year and will consist of:
• Assisting the Outpatient and Enable SLT services based at Clayponds Hospital
• Assisting the Outpatient and Enable SLT services based Ealing Day Treatment Centre.
• Assisting the Inpatients SLT services at Clayponds Rehabilitation Hospital.

The post offers opportunities to work with patients by providing communication and swallowing therapy and rehabilitation under the supervision of a Speech & Language Therapist. You would also be required to provide admin support to the SLT teams, with clinical support as required.

The post holders will be based at either Clayponds Hospital or at Ealing Day Treatment Centre. Due to its rotational nature, the role holders will work closely with the two other SLT Assistants and will support across services in times of need, including annual leave.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Working relationships and communication requirements of your job.

The nature of this post is one of continual development and the duties and responsibilities outlined above may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation and changes in circumstances. The post holders will be expected to comply with the Trusts quality standards at all times.

The post holders will provide support and admin to the Outpatient and Enable SLT team and the Clayponds Inpatients Team. He/she will also be expected to work directly with clients under the supervision of a qualified SLT including recording in patient records. A significant proportion of these clients may have English as an additional language (EAL).

The post holders will also participate in team meetings, taking minutes and contributing to departmental / team, audit and research projects. They will assist in the preparation and delivery of training to other profession and patients / carers on all aspects of swallowing, speech, language and communication, again, under the direction of a qualified SLT.

Any other aspect of the role

The nature of this post is one of continual development and the duties and responsibilities outlined above may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation and people’s changes in circumstances. The post holders will be expected to comply with the department quality standards at all times.




This advert closes on Monday 9 Jun 2025

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