About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 3 Assistant Speech & Language Therapist to work with the adult team. The post is based at the Community location, Denton Park Health Centre delivering a service to people with acquired communication and or swallowing problems. The role involves supporting the work of speech and language therapists by providing routine administration duties, preparing materials for assessment and delivering delegated interventions directly with patients and their carers. Patients are largely seen at home, nursing homes and at hospital bedside. We require someone with excellent communication skills who has work experience of adults and preferably those with impaired communication. Knowledge of system one is highly desirable. Our chosen candidate will be a supportive team member with lots of energy, a flexible approach to each working day and a genuine interest in people. In turn you can expect to be supported by the team and gain experience with our expert team.
Interview Date Tuesday 20 October 2026 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
Administration of referrals, appointments, discharge Proof reading reports and email to recipients Preparing assessment and therapy materials Working with patients on delegated therapy interventions Supporting therapists in group sessions Setting up communication aids Supporting therapists in teaching sessions
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) Freeman Hospital Newcastle Dental Hospital Cramlington Manor Walks Urgent treatment centres Newcastle Fertility Centre Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria Northern Genetics Service These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description Job responsibilities
To assist Speech and Language Therapists in providing a quality service for patients with acquired communication and swallowing problems. This essentially includes:
To assist in clinical procedures, within competence, with specialist SLT staff. To provide advice/training with patients, families and other members of the MDT on the use of Assistive and Augmentative communication methods To gather information via phone from other hospital sites, care homes and/or family members To be responsible for stock maintenance and ordering of equipment To implement speech therapy designed treatment programmes, making modifications within programmes to suit patient circumstances and progress To perform administrative and clerical duties To enter data into system one Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education Essential
Minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent Valid driving licence
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Relevant experience in dealing with communication impaired adult patients Experience of delivering work/programmes devised by other professionals Breadth of knowledge of health care system / workings
Desirable
Experience of working with those with swallowing impairments (dysphagia) General knowledge of speech and swallowing disorders in adults General knowledge of communication disorders in adults General knowledge of assistive and augmentative communication methods Knowledge of system one General adult neuro experience Experience working with disabled, highly distressed people or people with long term conditions Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
Skills & Abilities Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent communication skills Reflective practice skills. Excellent organisational skills. Prioritisation skills Excellent computer skills
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.
Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Trustwide
317 Trustwide
NE7 7DN
United Kingdom
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