The closing date is 15 June 2026
Senior Support Worker - Speech and Language Therapy
The Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Team at York Hospital are looking to recruit a motivated, caring, and enthusiastic assistant with excellent communication skills, to work with patients with swallowing and communication disorders.
We work with a diverse range of adult patients, including those with stroke, dementia, neurological conditions, and frailty. As a Speech and Language Therapy Senior Support Worker, you would play a key part in making sure the patients can access the therapy and support they need. If you want to help us making a difference to the lives of our patients, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We work in a range of settings: Acute wards, rehabilitation units, outpatient clinics and in community. We also run specialist clinics in videofluoroscopy.
The day-to-day role of the support worker in SLT is incredibly varied and rewarding. You will be:
* Working directly with patients to deliver assessments and therapy, discuss goals, and run group sessions.
* Support SLTs to provide education to patients, families, and other healthcare workers about communication and swallowing disorders.
* Be responsible for creating high quality resources for patients, checking stock, ordering equipment, and a range of other activities.
No two days are ever the same. Our ideal candidate would be able to work proactively and efficiently, and would enjoy building rapport with patients and team members. Knowledge and experience of working in a healthcare setting would be beneficial but not essential, as you would be well supported by a team of therapists and administrative assistants to learn and grow within this role.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
Qualifications
* A levels (3) or Level 3 national certificate or Level 3 diploma or Senior Healthcare support worker apprenticeship or Mathematics and English to Level 2: Functional Skills/GCSE Grade C.
* Proactively undertakes relevant specialist or departmental training in order to achieve required knowledge and competency for role.
Experience and knowledge
* Practical knowledge of role, including good understanding of role applied for.
* Experience of working within a team and with the general public.
* Practical awareness of issues affecting safety and risk.
* Experience of managing allocated tasks independently within own competency and taking responsibility for decision making.
* Experience of working within a health/social care or educational environment.
* Awareness of needs of vulnerable groups including dementia, learning disabilities and others with protected characteristics.
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
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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