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Location
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 Per annum inclusive of HCAs
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
07 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Temporary contract - maternity cover)
Posted Date
18 Jun 2025

Job overview

Band 4 Therapy Assistant - working in the Social Communication Team (0-5 years)

5 sessions (18.75 hrs per week) Fixed term - 12 months

Band 4

Whittington Health comprises Islington community services, Haringey community services, Camden speech and language therapy and the Whittington Hospital.

Islington Additional Needs and Disability Service (IANDS) provides a multi-agency team approach to working with babies, children and young people who present with a wide range of needs.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic and highly motivated person to join the Social Communication Team; a specialist service for autistic children of 5 years and under. The team provides assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autistic children and their parents/carers. The team also provides support, training and consultation to staff across a range of providers. You will need to be passionate about autism, working in a multi-disciplinary team and able to work sensitively with very young autistic children and their parents/carers.

You will be responsible for assisting in the effective delivery of individualised support and care to children undergoing neurodevelopmental assessments and receiving post-diagnostic support. You will work as part of a team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Neurodevelopmental Paediatricians.  The role comprises of a mix of administrative and clinical duties.

The post holder will be based primarily at the Northern Health Centre. You will receive regular supervision and receive relevant in-service and external training. The post will evolve and is subject to change as the neurodevelopmental pathway develops across North Central London (NCL).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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