# Senior Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-assistant-practitioner/83079817-01cc-40d2-a4cd-b683a04c2a0d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-assistant-practitioner/83079817-01cc-40d2-a4cd-b683a04c2a0d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trinity House (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Assistant practitioner - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Thanet post: 3 days/week; Dartford & Sevenoaks post: 2.5 days/week. 7.5 hours each day; Ideally for both posts work one of working days will be Wednesday to attend meetings - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T11:10:32.442Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Margate_Dartford/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language/Speech_Language-v8329862 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8329862?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs. We have an exciting opportunity for two Band 4 Therapy Assistant posts linked to the Early Language Identification Measure (ELIM) tool. You will be working with the Health Visiting team following the 2 – 2 ½ year health and wellbeing reviews across Kent to support early identification of and intervention for speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The post holder will deliver the early intervention targeted package with parents/carers of children identified by the tool. You will also work in close liaison with the Senior Public Health Assistants (SPHAs) and Public Health Assistants (PHAs) who deliver the reviews. These are part time posts. Mentoring and supervision will be provided by the Children’s Therapies team. There are the two posts available: Thanet district (0.6 WTE) 3 days/week Dartford and Sevenoaks districts (0.5 WTE) 2.5 days/week Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be working within children's services already, have an understanding of local offers and demonstrate experience working within SLCN. Including: - Working with parents and families of pre-school aged children with SLCN - Experience of coaching and empowering parents to support their child’s speech, language and communication (SLC) within the home environment and in everyday activities - The communication skills to work in partnership with parents, Health Visiting, Early years staff and Children’s Therapies. - The ability to organise and plan their time to deliver intervention packages flexibly to meet the individual needs and be efficient with record keeping. Staff will be required to work in the community such as within Family Hubs and Health centres. Having local knowledge of the wider system to signpost families is desirable. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care; Knowledge of up to date clinical practice; Understands the role and remit of a Band 4 ### Experience **Essential** - Good experience as a Senior Healthcare worker; Experience of working as part of a team; Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster / TAPs / Rio) **Desirable** - Experience of community environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5); Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths) **Desirable** - Mentorship / Coaching qualification ### Ability to Manage **Essential** - Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner; Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures; Ability to manage own time effectively ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written); Ability to organise own work; Ability to cope with change; Ability to use own initiative; Moderate IT skills ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice; Ability to work under pressure ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 176.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10652644) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2665) - [kchft values into action (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=479) - [staff journey illustration (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2277) - [a guide to completing your application (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2025) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.