Senior Speech and Language Therapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a speech and language therapy assistant to join the forward thinking and friendly Burnley and Pendle Children’s Therapy Team.

We are one of 3 Children’s Therapy teams working across the Pennine area in Lancashire and are committed to improving the communication skills of children and young people, while supporting carers and other professionals to increase their ability to understand and support children with communication needs. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, nurseries and schools.

You must be enthusiastic and motivated and able to manage a diverse caseload of children with speech, language and communication needs.

The successful applicant will be flexible in carrying out a range of duties. Under the supervision of qualified speech and language therapists you will work alongside families and other professionals in delivering therapy programmes to children of a range of ages and with a range of communication needs. You will be expected to work independently and manage your own delegated caseload, seeking support as appropriate. You will also have administrative and organisational tasks to support the team.

 

Main duties of the job

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the following:

  • Experience of working with children with communication needs
  • Knowledge of development and disorders of speech and language
  • Experience of working with children and their families
  • A mature outlook
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work with a variety of people
  • Team Spirit

You will be well supported by qualified staff and there will be opportunities for continuing development with access to in-service training, regular supervision and peer support.

A flexible and creative approach is essential to enable the service to continue to drive towards improving quality for children and families

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ 3 in related health/education/care area or hold equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Educated to Diploma level in related health/education/care area or hold equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Good general education including GCSE in English Language or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

  • Working knowledge of key issues in Additional and Complex Needs
  • Sound working knowledge of professional issues e/.g. confidentiality
  • Good working knowledge of a wide range of therapy techniques relevant to role

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of working with children with additional and complex needs in a therapeutic/educational environment
  • Significant experience of contributing to therapy assessments
  • Significant experience of handling children in a therapeutic manner to deliver therapy interventions

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 10 February 2026

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