Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language therapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8.30-4.30 core working hours)
- Job ref
- 186-1180-25-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rampton Hospital
- Town
- Retford
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 plus additional high secure allowance £7000
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
Band 3
We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility
Job overview
We are seeking a part time Speech & Language Therapy Assistant to join our established team.
The Speech and Language Therapy team work across Rampton High-secure hospital, as part of the Therapies, Education and Rehabilitation Services, and integrated into the care pathways. We work with patients with Dysphagia or Speech, Language and Communication Needs, providing assessment and management, working towards shared therapeutic goals collaboratively with the patient and their multidisciplinary team.
We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated individuals who have an interest in working with people with communication disabilities and mental health diagnoses. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has experience in intellectual disabilities and/ or mental health and skills in supporting people with additional communication needs.
Main duties of the job
Support patients to maximise their communication potential.
Work directly with patients under the direction of a Speech and Language Therapist.
Co-deliver group interventions
Develop and create adapted communication resources.
Model good communication strategies across the wards.
Promote and support environmental communication approaches across the hospital
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work flexibly and collaboratively as a team with the Speech and Language Therapists wider Therapies and Education Service and who Multidisciplinary team.
Show initiative and motivation in daily tasks.
Communicate confidently with patients, SLTs and other professionals.
Work effectively and flexibly in a fast paced and challenging environment.
Participate in CDP opportunities and integrate learning.
Contribute to a supportive and rewarding therapeutic environment.
Promote the role of communication support within the forensic setting.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Spec for full details.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay or skill level required for a Skilled worker visa.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary / skill level is below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Person specification
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- To undertake relevant mandatory training and engage in the management of violence and aggression.
- Ability to escort and maintain custody of patients both within and outside of secure environments.
- Ability to respond to serious and emergency incidents.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of literacy skills, e.g. GCSE in English or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems or an Intellectual disability
- Experience and understanding of working in a team setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working within healthcare settings
- Experience of using communication support techniques.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Has a basic understanding of the purpose and role of Speech and Language Therapy
- Awareness of Rampton hospital and its purpose.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Mental Illness or ID
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage own time
- Awareness of the importance of good communication skills for self and others
- Good IT skills, including ability to create graphics, tables, presentations
- Good Communication skills
- Ability to reassure and persuade clients to engage
- Self-Motivated
- Adaptable and flexible
- Ability to work positively with individuals experiencing mental illness and with high levels of risk behaviour.
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of the scope of practice and boundaries for support practitioners
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Wood
- Job title
- Speech and language Therapy Professional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01777 248321
- Additional information
ext 7909
List jobs with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors