Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable NHS trust in Salford seeks an experienced Children's Speech and Language Therapist for a fixed-term position (1 year, 3 days/week). You will deliver assessments and interventions, working within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include producing assessment reports, training parents/carers, and utilizing evidence-based practices to support children's communication needs. The role offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive environment focused on providing timely interventions for children and families.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Must possess a degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Experience in working with children with speech and language needs is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with families and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assessments and interventions for children with communication needs.
• Produce reports summarizing assessments and recommendations.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support children's needs.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Collaborative working

Education

Relevant degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Children’s Speech and Language Therapist for a 1 year, 3 days/week fixed term post (maternity leave cover) to work within our Complex needs team. The role will involve the delivery of assessments and interventions within specialist settings, clinic and homes and the delivery of training to parents/carers and colleagues. You will be part of a well-established and experienced group of SLTs. Salford Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service provide CPD, supervision, support and mentoring from a range of experienced SLTs across the service. You will be part of a large, friendly, supportive team who are passionate about ensuring that all children and families receive appropriate and timely therapeutic and preventative interventions that aim to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Due to the nature of the post you may be required to travel to different sites as required by the service.

Key Responsibilities

• To deliver universal, targeted and specialist clinical work as part of a multidisciplinary team in line with Balanced System principles.
• Working collaboratively with parents/carers and setting staff to support children with speech, language and communication needs, including eating, drinking and swallowing needs.
• To assess and diagnose speech, language and communication need and to plan and implement Specialist Speech and Language Therapy interventions and programmes of care and discharge appropriately, using evidence-based practice.
• To produce reports outlining the finding of the assessments and child/young person’s needs and next steps (including for statutory purposes, e.g. EHCP assessments).
• Demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
• Support the development and delivery of training packages to parents/carers and setting staff.
• To provide peer support to and receive peer support from other Speech and Language colleagues.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025