Speech and Language therapy assistant (children's)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service in Derbyshire. The role involves supporting children with speech, language, and communication needs by delivering intervention programmes in various settings. You will work 22.5 hours a week, typically over 3 days, and be supervised by Speech and Language Therapists. Previous experience with children with communication needs is essential, and you must be able to travel for appointments.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver programmes of intervention to children in early years settings, schools, patient homes and through telehealth.
- Provide support to children with speech, language and communication needs.
- Ensure that your behaviour and values reflect those set out in the DCHS Way.
- Travel to appointments around North Derbyshire from the Clay Cross base.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children in an education setting
- GCSE English Language/or equivalent NVQ- level 3 or relevant qualification
- Relevant experience of working with a range of speech, language and communication needs
- Good communication skills - written and verbal
- Able to work under direction
- Good observation skills
- Good IT skills
- Able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes, between base and community settings for appointments,
- Ability to work as part of MDT and multi-agency teams
- Organised
- Adaptable to change
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as a SLT assistant or working under direction of a SLT delivering speech/language programmes
- Experience of supporting AAC approaches
- Experience of working with other client groups with communication difficulties
- Fluent in another community language (eg BSL
- Coaching skills.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Speech and Language therapy assistant (children's)
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a committed individual to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy service and be part of Derbyshire Community Health Services. The post is with the team based in Clay Cross at Clay Cross Hospital.
The post is for 22.5 hours a week, typically worked as 3 days of 7.5 hours Monday-Friday.
We are a large and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy service of around 100 staff working across all service areas in Derbyshire.
Main duties of the job
As a member of our team you will be working in a service with a well established reputation for delivering a patient centred approach.
The post will provide support to children with speech, language and communication needs.
You will be delivering programmes of intervention to children in early years settings, schools, patient homes and through telehealth.
You will be supervised by SLTs, with additional support from a Team Leader and opportunities for peer support from colleagues across Bands 3 to 7
If you can demonstrate good communication skills, have the ability to deliver competent, evidence based clinical care we want to hear from you.
As a clinical employee it will be your responsibility to ensure that your behaviour and values re
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