Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Erith, DA8 3EEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£33,262 to £36,027
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
10 days leftJob description
To provide support and assistance to therapists working with children in the London Borough of Bexley referred to the mainstream schools (JCT) and/or ...
- To implement individual and group interventions as recommended by the Speech and Language Therapists, making modifications using own initiative as necessary to suit child's needs and environment.
- To decide on appropriate activities to meet the aims of individual or group interventions. To modify and use supports as necessary for the child or group.
- To record activity within sessions in case notes, written and electronic.
- To provide advice to others regarding the intervention plan of children within your boundaries of competence.
- To contribute to discussion about the effectiveness of provision by using outcome measures.
- To contribute to reports and programme planning taking into account child strengths and needs.
- To adapt practice to meet individual child and education circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences and mode of communication including signs and symbols.
- To ensure that child and/or their families views are communicated to the therapist/education colleagues for consideration in future management plans.
- To participate in intensive therapy courses as required.
- To contribute to development and delivery of face to face/virtual training and therapy approaches as appropriate.
Please see the uploaded job description and person specification for further detailed information about this role.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent qualifications
- Courses/Workshops in working with young children who have speech, language, communication difficulties including social communication/ASD.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience of working with children aged 0 to 18 years and their families (may not have worked over entire age range). within the last 5 years
- Experience of working with children with a range of communication and/or developmental difficulties
- Committed to professional development
Desirable: - States interventions that they have used in practice; - Has experience working in schools
Skills / Abilities / Knowledge
Essential
- Fluent spoken and written skills in English
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Able to prioritise and plan delegated work from a variety of sources, meet deadlines and perform effectively under pressure
- Able to use IT independently including email, electronic case notes, word documents, excel documents, other digital equipment and specific computer software
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
15 October 2026
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