Speech and Language Associate Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 12/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is a fixed-term Speech and Language Associate Practitioner role until July 2027, covering maternity leave within the Ceredigion Speech and Language Therapy Service. The post-holder will support pre-school children's speech, language, and communication skills, working with families, pre-school staff, and other professionals. The role involves working across various settings including homes, nurseries, and schools, under the guidance of a Speech and Language Therapist. Opportunities exist to develop skills at universal, targeted, and specialist levels, and to engage in creative development of training resources.
Essential criteria
- NNEB, NVQ, Diploma in Speech and language therapy or other relevant level 4 qualification or equivalent experience.
- GCSE grade C or above in English and Mathematics
- Relevant prior experience
- Knowledge of issues relating to confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of role related CPD
- Attendance at relevant short courses
- Working with children who have communication difficulties in a range of settings
- Working with families and teams of professionals
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working bilingually
- Experience of using alternative and augmentative technology
- Experience of working with children who have complex needs
- Language skills
- Welsh Speaker (Level 4)
- Qualifications and Knowledge
- NNEB, NVQ, Diploma in Speech and language therapy or other relevant level 4 qualification or equivalent experience.
- GCSE grade C or above in English and Mathematics
- Relevant prior experience
- Knowledge of issues relating to confidentiality
- Evidence of role related CPD
- Attendance at relevant short courses
- Working with children who have communication difficulties in a range of settings
- Working with families and teams of professionals
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working bilingually
- Experience of using alternative and augmentative technology
- Experience of working with children who have complex needs
- Language skills
- Welsh Speaker (Level 4)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board
Speech and Language Associate Practitioner
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 31/07/2027 to cover maternity leave.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join the Speech and Language Therapy Service in Ceredigion as a Speech and Language Therapy Associate Practitioner (Speech and Language Therapy Assistant) for a fixed term until end of July 2027.
You will be working within a friendly and established team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants. This role is to support the Flying Start and Families First programme in Ceredigion. This will involve working within a multi agency model linking with a wide range of professionals including families, pre-school staff and other Health Board colleagues.
The post-holder will be expected to work across a variety of settings including client homes, Cylchoedd Meithrin/nurseries, non-maintained settings, schools and clinics.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work with the early years to support pre-school children to develop their Speech, La
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