• Job Description

  Req#: C9270-25-0375?language=en&page=217&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Healthcare Assistant to support our Speech & Language Therapy team based from our Northampton office. This post is a job share.

  As an assistant you will possess a can-do, positive and forward thinking attitude to undertake this valuable and rewarding role. You will be supporting the SALT team to provide outstanding care to clients within the learning disability services based within the Community Team for People with a Learning Disability (CTPLD).

  Although this post is based from our Northampton office, there is a requirement that you would be able to travel across the county when required for meetings & training.

  It is essential you hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

  Main duties of the job

  All of our staff members must be compassionate, flexible and creative in their approach, working alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and our volunteers and students to provide quality and effective care for our clients. You will work under the direction and support of the qualified nursing team.

  Our team aim to enhance, optimise, and promote a positive quality of life for people with a Learning Disability in Northamptonshire.

  About us

  CTPLD is a supportive, dynamic and energetic staff group who are passionate about the care of those with a learning disability.

  NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.

  Details

  Date posted

  22 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year pa, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Job share

  Reference number

  270-TG071-MH-A

  Job locations

  Northamptonshire Healthcare, Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)

  Newland House

  Northampton

  NN1 3EB

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

  Person Specification

  Technical

  Essential

  • Working knowledge of SystmOne EPRS

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Good level of basic education (e.g. GCSE or equivalent) in English and Maths.
  • Experience of learning disability/community working
  • Care Certificate or equivalent i.e. Diploma in Health and Social Care (post 2013).
  • Holder of UK driving licence with access to car for work purposes

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as part of a team.
  • Experience of working in a healthcare / social care / educational setting.
  • Knowledge or experience of Easy read/Accessible information

  Behaviours and Values

  Essential

  • Demonstrates pro-active approach to problem solving

  Desirable

  • Empathetic, including listening to and considering the ideas and opinions of others; responding with sensitivity to the needs of others.

  Person Specification

  Technical

  Essential

  • Working knowledge of SystmOne EPRS

  Knowledge and Experience

  Essential

  • Good level of basic education (e.g. GCSE or equivalent) in English and Maths.
  • Experience of learning disability/community working
  • Care Certificate or equivalent i.e. Diploma in Health and Social Care (post 2013).
  • Holder of UK driving licence with access to car for work purposes

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as part of a team.
  • Experience of working in a healthcare / social care / educational setting.
  • Knowledge or experience of Easy read/Accessible information

  Behaviours and Values

  Essential

  • Demonstrates pro-active approach to problem solving

  Desirable

  • Empathetic, including listening to and considering the ideas and opinions of others; responding with sensitivity to the needs of others.

  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

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Northamptonshire Healthcare, Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)

  Newland House

  Northampton

  NN1 3EB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Northamptonshire Healthcare, Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)

  Newland House

  Northampton

  NN1 3EB

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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