Children's Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury, SY1 3GZ
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
We are excited to announce the launch of recruitment to support the development of our new Experts at Hand team, enabling the local delivery of the na...
- To implement, under the guidance of speech and language therapists, therapy programmes with children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
- To support parents and educators to make changes to be confident in their knowledge and skills.
- To make adaptations to therapy and training programmes to meet the needs of children and young people, their parents, carers and educators, and to escalate any required adaptations that are out of scope of this role to a speech and language therapist
You will also join a wider team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists who work collaboratively and are committed to delivering NHS values and providing compassionate support to children and young people, parents, and one another.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
We are committed to supporting your clinical and career development through supervision, peer support and designated in house and external CPD.
It is important to us that you enjoy coming to work and are proud of the difference you are making.
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- To be educated to GCSE or equivalent level, including qualification in English language.
- Holds a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant qualification, such as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant BTEC or equivalent, or holds an NVQ4, BTEC, HNC or higher apprenticeship in a relevant field of child development and has significant experience in working with children with speech, language, and communication needs.
- Shows demonstrable evidence of attendance at recent short courses in speech, language, and communication
Experience
Essential
- Practical experience in working with children and/or young people with a range of speech, language, and communication difficulties.
- Significant experience working with or within a Speech and Language Therapy Service.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of different therapeutic interventions and techniques and ability to evaluate their use.
- Good understanding of the development of language and communication.
- Ability to work unsupervised in the delivery of therapy.
- Good analytical and reflective skills.
- Good organisation, negotiation and problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy.
- Awareness of relevant national policies and procedures pertinent to children's Speech and Language Therapy, eg School and Early Years Curricula and current best practice, Children's and Families legislation, Children's Safeguarding.
Other
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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