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Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 25 November 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated part-time B4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
This post will be based across West Devon areas of Ivybridge, Kingsbridge and Tavistock and will be part of the highly supportive Torbay, South and West Team, delivering a community speech and language therapy service to children and young people within clinic and education settings.
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.
As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be!#CaretojoinusTSD
Main duties of the job
The Communication and Interaction pathway consists of Speech and Language Therapists working across Devon and Torbay.
The aim of the team is to ensure that specialist support is easily accessible within the community settings, providing both direct support to children, young people and families, and to the wider community teams.
Everyone in the team is provided with regular supervision, opportunities for training and development.
Other duties of the job include:
* To assist in the provision of the Speech and Language Therapy Service to children with speech, language and communication needs across the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
* To include, but not limited to, assisting with the setting up and running of parent groups, children's groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care.
* To be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate. The postholder will be involved in projecting a positive image of the service as all times, working independently within the framework of the service through receipt of regular supervision and the trust appraisal system.
About us
Why Work With Us
Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family.
It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the STP.
It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/ carers.
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* G.C.S.E in Maths and English (or equivalent)
* Documented evidence of training, knowledge and experience in child development including the fundamentals of communication, communication breakdown and therapy procedures with specific reference to children
* Knowledge of Speech and Language Therapy and modification procedures, verbal and nonverbal methods of communicating; acquired through combination of formal training, short courses and experience
* Qualification/Training in provision of direct intervention with a child
* Relevant experience working within a Speech & Language Therapy team
Knowledge and experience
* Relevant experience of working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs in community / education settings
* Relevant experience of working with Speech and Language Therapists
* Experience of working in a team
* Experience of working independently with a child/young person with speech, language and communication needs - following a programme set and modelled by a Speech and Language Therapist, to include recording progress and outcomes and experienced in modifying the approach to meet the child's changing needs, in order to achieve the agreed outcome
* Experience of working with children and young people with autism
* Experience of working with children and young people with learning disability and complex needs
* Evidence of knowledge of professional boundaries - recognition of when to refer on to a qualified Speech and Language Therapist
* Knowledge of standards of record keeping including confidentiality
* Experience of working with families and carers of people with communication disability
* Experience of working within education settings
* Experience of innovative practice and involvement in a project or service that delivered this
* Experience of training others e.g. setting staff / parents
* Experience in relevant paid or voluntary work
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ivybridge Health Centre / South Hams Hospital (Kingsbridge) / The Quay (Tavistock)
£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
388-7589513-CFHD
Job locations
Ivybridge Health Centre / South Hams Hospital (Kingsbridge) / The Quay (Tavistock)
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