Assistant Speech and Language Therapist | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	17 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	17 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad:	Nottingham, NG6 9DR
Cwmni:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7561070/186-1357-25-GH

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To provide agreed support to adults with intellectual disabilities, their families, carers and the multi-disciplinary team. Specifically, this will relate to the communication needs of an individual, and subsequent environmental needs. Support may be for individuals, environments or providers and is under the direction of qualified Speech and Language Therapists but often delivered without direct supervision, across different multi-agency day and residential settings.

The role will help support the delivery of an efficient and effective Speech and Language Therapy Service to ensure that individual’s with mental health conditions and associated communication and swallowing needs receive the best possible outcomes in relation to their care, treatment and recovery. The SLT service involves providing individual assessment, intervention, advice, training, and a consultative approach and the post-holder will support the qualified SLT to deliver this service. Well-developed IT skills are essential for this post to support production of accessible information and resources. The post holder needs excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work confidently and flexibly with service users, families and support staff within a fast-paced inpatient environment.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

To independently carry out agreed communication and eating and drinking support to users of the speech and language therapy service, as directed by a qualified speech and language therapist.

To observe service users in a range of settings and report observations to the speech and language therapist

To participate in assessment alongside speech and language therapists

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across a variety of agencies and locations in order to maximise communication opportunities for service users and support eating and drinking needs.

To develop resources to support effective communication and to support others to enhance mealtimes. This will include symbol books, charts, communication profiles, and accessible information literature.

To carry out other administrative duties related to clinical work, such as photocopying and collating materials, data entry and sending out letters

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.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.




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