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Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner
The closing date is 28 August 2025
Do you love working with children? Would you like to come and work for a forward thinking and innovative organisation within the NHS? Then we have the perfect role for you!
I'm Mat, the Service Manager for our Paediatric Speech and Language Service, and I'm really excited to tell you about an opportunity that has arisen for a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy assistant to join the team.
Within this role, you will be working closely with our qualified Speech and Language Therapists across the patch in South Cheshire. You will help to support the team in a variety of ways including delivering treatment sessions - at times independently, creating resources for the team, helping with caseload management, and liaising directly with children, parents and other members of the Multidisciplinary team, in a variety of different settings.
You will receive significant support from our existing therapy assistants, speech therapists and also the team leaders. We are also extremely keen within CCICP to promote personal and professional development.
As this role is for a Band 4, we would expect candidates to have previous experience of working with a SALT Team, preferably within educational settings.
If this sounds like a role for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or queries. We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
- Work directly with SALT colleagues to implement SALT assessments and care plans across different settings both as a team, but also at times independently and autonomously.
- Work alongside the SALT & education teams to help with caseload management and identify areas of priority
- Actively evaluate the effectiveness of assessment and intervention, and assist in new goal setting.
- Creation of SALT resources to be used in the different environments
- Actively input into the creation of the SALT timetable for service delivery into the school
- Assist with bespoke training for education staff, parents and carers as appropriate for the child/young person.
- Assist in whole school training in areas relevant to Speech and Language Therapy
About us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
Job responsibilities
The attached job description and person specification provides more detailed information in regards to main roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working as an assistant e.g. Healthcare / Teaching assistant
* Experience of working with children
* Experience of working within community settings
* Experience of working with Speech and Language Therapy Teams
* Experience of working in a school setting
Skills
* Evidence of good IT skills
* Evidence of being able to assist with admin skills e.g. making resources
* UK Driving licence and a car driver
* Specific skills related to working with children
* NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
* Evidence of completion of SALT Care plans / assessments in the past
Values and Behaviours
* Evidence of awareness of MCHT Values and behaviours
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.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum pro rata
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