Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 362-ACS3SALT-01-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heaton Norris Health Centre
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Outpatients and Stroke)
Band 3
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to join their integrated multi-disciplinary therapy team. This role will include working in a hospital setting with acute and rehabilitation stroke patients as well as in outpatient clinics and community settings, including domiciliary visits. You will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary team supporting holistic treatments to patients under the guidance of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist, carrying out initial communication screens and supporting the Speech and Language Therapy team with running videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics. You will also carry out administrative and clerical tasks, including making therapy resources and stock-checking therapy supplies.
This role will involve working 3 days per week in the outpatient service and 2 days per week in the stroke service.
Full training will be provided and you will have access to regular supervision with a Speech & Language Therapist, monthly team meetings and regular training sessions to ensure you are well supported in this role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be involved in providing high standard care within our outpatient and stroke Speech and Language Therapy services.
They will closely work with the Therapists and perform a wide range of tasks to provide care around swallowing and communication for patients within the community and hospital setting. This will include liaising with patients, healthcare professionals and carers to support patient management.
They will support the team with administration and house-keeping duties.
They will monitor stock levels of swallowing assessment supplies and completing orders.
They will support running of instrumental swallowing assessments.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
· Complete administration tasks around new referrals and patient discharge including phone calls to patients/carers, completing onward referrals and updating the GP of current recommendations.
· Liaising with patients, healthcare professionals and wards with regard to checking the tolerance of new swallowing recommendations.
· Book patients for bi-weekly videofluoroscopy clinics and organise and set up the clinics under the supervision of a Speech and Language Therapist.
· Prepare the FEES clinic including decontamination of equipment.
· Complete audits under supervision.
· Under the direction of a qualified registered therapist assist with patient therapy activities.
· To be able to accurately report back to the therapists any work undertaken.
· Monitor stock and keep up-to-date with documentation i.e. filing and photocopying.
· To assist patient with independent prescribed practice provided by qualified therapists. This will include providing daily communication and swallowing therapy to patients and communication groups.
· To assist in communication screens when required.
· To assist with other assistant duties across the wider therapies team as required.
· To assist with administration activities such as processing referrals on relevant IT systems, taking telephone calls.
· To be able to accurately report back to the therapists any work undertaken. To include timely live data collection in line with SSNAP and RCP standards and guidelines
Please see attached job description for further duties and responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- G.C.S.E. English
- Fluency in spoken English
- GCSE Maths
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understand the day-to-day role of a Therapy Assistant
- Awareness of the roles of Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualifications
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 3 in Diagnostic and Therapy Support
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previously worked in Healthcare/Allied Health Professional setting
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Team Worker
- Flexible and adaptable
- Positive attitude to work
- Empathy with patient needs
- Social skills
- Able to work under supervision, accepting direction
- Awareness of cultural diversity and equality issues
- Awareness of disability impairment
- Awareness of own limitations and when to seek support from a qualified therapist
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the Service over 7 days
- Willingness to train as an Assistant and develop knowledge/skills
- Maintain confidentiality/discretion
- Able to tolerate sustained physical effort for the majority of duties (e.g moving and handling patients)
- Prepared to carry out lone working in community settings.
- Access to own car with a valid driver’s license in order to travel across the locality of Stockport for domiciliary community working (or suitable alternative transport arrangements).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rosie Agnew
- Job title
- Oupatient Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5270
- Additional information
Ruth Broadfield
Stroke Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Lead
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