Speech and Language Therapy Assistant | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

We are delighted to announce an exciting opportunity to join our Children and Young People's (CYP) Therapies Service in Hertfordshire as a Band 4 SLTA. We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic SLTA to join our well established East locality team. This post is available due to the current postholder taking up an apprenticeship in SLT.

You will be joining an innovative and agile service, committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives and you will work as part of a locality team, meeting the needs of CYP with speech, language and communication needs. You will be based either in Bishop Stotford or Waltham Cross.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) provides integrated Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county. Our service provides opportunities for collaborative working, joint training and shared learning amongst each profession, and we are jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools, specialist provisions and further education settings.

Interview date will be week beginning 16 September.

The successful applicant will assist SLTs in clinics, mainstream & specialist schools. The role involves delivering individual programmes, group working, developing resources, using IT & undertaking some administrative duties. You will have opportunity to work with teachers, teaching assistants and health visitors, and to work alongside therapists and other assistants., A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

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Applicants should have knowledge of normal child development alongside experience of working with children, including those with communication difficulties. Experience of working with, and using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)is beneficial. We are looking for applicants who are creative, flexible, possessing good organisational and communication skills and with an ability to work on their own initiative., Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but also be able to work autonomously., Disability Confident
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We are a friendly and supportive service and have an excellent reputation for the support we provide our staff. We offer:

• Access to regular group clinical supervision and line management supervision


• Informal support from a peer/buddy


• Access to a range of professional development learning opportunities e.g. bitesize tutorials


• A well-established appraisal system


• Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver evidence based episodes of care to children/young people


• A thorough induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team


• Opportunities to develop specialist skills as a link assistant


A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages