Job summary
- Main area
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (End date June 2026 (approx))
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-7379756NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata, per annum.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Speech & Language Therapy Assistant - P/T & F/T
NHS AfC: Band 4
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) Assistant - Fixed term , part time
We are looking to recruit into a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant (SLTA) role, based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital with the acute SLT team.
Our new SLTA will have a varied job role supporting the acute SLT team with a number of different administrative and clinical tasks including gathering background information, liaising with community services and completing face to face therapy programmes and assessment activities designed by the SLT team.
You would be joining a team of SLTs, SLTAs, an apprentice and administration who work across a range of clinical areas including stroke and head and neck cancer.
Main duties of the job
If you are looking for a new challenge, considering a career change or perhaps have always thought about a career in Speech and Language Therapy then this could be the post for you.
We are looking for someone with a passion for people and an interest in the role of the Speech and Language Therapist.
The nature of working in an acute hospital environment means that every day is different with new learning opportunities. You will be supporting our team to support our patients with a variety of communication and swallowing difficulties. This may be through direct provision of therapy programmes, gathering background information or collating discharge paperwork to ensure that our care is well informed and smoothly transferred to community services.
Working for our organisation
The Speech and Language Therapy Team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital are a committed and friendly group of individuals who support one another on a daily basis to provide the best service possible to our patients.
Our recently developed guiding principals highlight what is important to us as a team:
Inclusivity
- We ensure a voice for all
- Our team is a safe space, where it is ok to make mistakes
Working Together
- We celebrate our expertise and share our knowledge
- We value each others differences
Encourage Innovation
- Aim high
- We take risks, opportunities and always try again
Display Passion
- We never miss an opportunity to empower others
- We will always find something to say "yes" to
Focus on Patient
- The patient is at the heart of what we do
- We work creatively to enable the best patient outcomes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of spoken and written English
- NVQ level 3 on diagnostic and therapeutic support or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD e.g. short courses, formal training or experience in addition to NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- GCSE or equivalent
Previous experience
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of the role of the SLT
Desirable criteria
- 2 years SLT assistant experience
Knowldege, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to organise workload and manage own time
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kat Lewis
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 32 25205
- Additional information
Katie Morris
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