# Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (Bank) - Band 3

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Beech House (Trust Headquarters)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Speech and language therapy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Bank: 6 months (Until end of March 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 0 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20T10:10:37.940Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincolnshire/Lincolnshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Childrens_Speech_Language_Therapy_Assistant/Childrens_Speech_Language_Therapy_Assistant-v8307305
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8307305?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for Band 3 therapy assistants to work with our Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team supporting children, young people and their families. This role involves delivering individual therapy programmes to children and young people with a wide variety of speech, language and communication difficulties.

You will join a friendly, dynamic and supportive children’s team who meet for training, peer support and clinical supervision. You should have experience working with children ideally within a health or educational setting but you will receive training, mentoring and support to develop your skills in supporting communication development.

Please note that this is a Bank contract - we can provide consistent work, and can be flexible around candidate's availability.

### Main duties of the job

The Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service provides a countywide service to children in Lincolnshire. The team works in a range of settings and you will deliver services in a variety of environments including mainstream and special schools, nurseries, children's centres and clinics. It is anticipated that service delivery will be completed in areas not accessible by public transport. You will work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies including the education.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of this post.

### 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

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Basic IT Skills
- Able to work independently (Planning and organising own work load) and as part of a team
- Negotiation/problem solving skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Of working with relevant client groups and/or in relevant settings (e.g. in schools)
- Of working with children with communication difficulties

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, or equivalent
- Demonstrable basic literacy and numeracy skills
- NVQ3 in Care or equivalent knowledge experience or training
- Ability to successfully complete a period of clinical induction lasting 3-6 months, and to undertake on-going short clinical courses/updates

**Desirable**

- Trained in issues relation to child protection
- Makaton (foundation training)

## Documents

- [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2885)
- [b3 slta children jd and person spec (pdf, 323.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10627240)
- [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2954)

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