Speech & Language Assistant Practitioner – Expert at Hand: Sponsorship Available

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Job summary

Have you ever wanted to work with children and young people supporting them to develop their communication skills?

As part of the Norfolk plan we are excited to be able to introduce an innovative Experts at Hand (EaH) model to our speech and language service, supporting children and young people across education and early years settings within Norfolk with a focus on strengthening universal and targeted provision and improving outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.

This is an opportunity to be part of a creative and motivated team shaping this new innovative programme for Norfolk.

We are looking for enthusiastic speech and language therapy assistants who have a strong interest in working with children and young people, supporting them to develop their communication skills to ensure better outcomes.

If you join our team, you will:o Receive high quality support and supervisiono Access in-house training which aims to meet your needs and interests.o Receive the NHS annual leave entitlemento Possible opportunities to apply for SaLT apprenticeship programmes

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after the 19th November 2026.

Main duties of the job

To implement speech and language therapy packages with children and make modifications as necessary for child or circumstances, using knowledge and understanding of children’s development and disorders and other learning disabilities.

To assist in the planning of routine activities. This includes children of pre-school and school age on the community caseload in location. To assist SLTs in running groups as required.

To monitor the children’s progress and assess their progress in response to treatment.

To make observations about children’s communication skills and responses to activities and use initiative to change intervention in order to assist in assessment and therapy. The speech and language therapist will be available by phone to discuss changes to therapy packages.

To contribute to administrative duties connected with the caseload including updating children’s case records, following service standards.

Provide verbal and written feedback to the supervising therapist, other professionals and carers regarding an individual patient’s response to therapy and progress made.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs level A-C
  • Elklan level 3 or NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.
  • Standard keyboard skills and familiarity with Word and Excel

Desirable

  • Relevant short courses or experience to diploma level

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good organisation skills, time management and prioritisation skills.
  • Ability to use own initiative and to work independently
  • Good presentation skills (personal and written)
  • Ability to problem solve

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with young children
  • Experience of working with children with special needs
  • Previous experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experiencing working with the public either face to face or by telephone
  • Previous experience with using SystmOne
  • Understanding of the personal and social implications of speech, language and communication disorders

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: 30 November 2026

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