Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Schools Team)

NHS; Salford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to enhancing children's communication skills. As a Children's Speech and Language Therapist, you'll work collaboratively with families and educators, providing essential support and interventions. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on children's lives through evidence-based practice and tailored therapy programmes. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the community. Enjoy a flexible working pattern and a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes your wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible Working Opportunities

Annual Leave Allowance

Protected Hours for Wellbeing Activities

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required for practice.
• Experience in schools and paediatric communication disorders essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist clinical work within schools.
• Assess and implement Speech and Language Therapy programmes.

Skills

Paediatric Communication Disorders

Clinical Effectiveness

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Presentation Skills

Planning and Organizational Skills

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Evidence of Specialist Short Courses

Tools

Assessment Tools

Basic IT Skills

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a skilled, enthusiastic and experience Children's Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of our forward-thinking team. You will be part of a friendly, experienced department who work closely with families and partner agencies to support children and young people's speech, language and communication needs. We have a well-established service providing a 'balanced system' across Salford delivering universal, targeted and specialist levels of support. These SLT roles will be within our SALT Enhanced Service and will involve delivery of clinical interventions in schools and/or specialist resource provisions, delivery and development of our training offer to schools, parents/carers, and colleagues and supervision/support of staff.

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

Main duties of the job

To deliver specialist clinical work within schools and/or specialist resource provisions as part of a Speech and Language Therapy team.

To assess and diagnose conditions and to plan and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy programmes of care and treatment and discharge appropriately, using evidence-based practice.

To provide peer support to and receive peer support from other Speech and Language colleagues.

To work collaboratively with parents, carers and educators and to support children with a range of communication needs.

To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.

To support the development and delivery of training packages to parents/carers and teaching staff.

About us

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 threecore 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 betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Pro Rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Term time hours

Reference number

236-SCO-P251-25

Job locations

Salford Royal Hospital

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Registration Essential

• HCPC registration - license to practice
• Member of RCSLT

Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
• Ability to travel to different sites as required by the service.

Knowledge, skills and experience Essential

• Demonstrate excellent specialist knowledge in a wide range of paediatric communication disorders which is underpinned by current evidence based practice.
• Relevant post-graduate experience working in schools.
• Good planning organisational, caseload management and prioritisation skills.
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of up to date assessment tools relevant to client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Ability and commitment to deliver training packages
• Basic IT skills
• Good presentation skills both written and verbal

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people with complex communication and/or social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Have attended Talking Mats Training (Foundation Stage)

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Good analytical and reflection skills
• Ability to be a good team member and proactive in supporting senior staff and service delivery
• Knowledge of national policies procedures and clinical guidance
• Awareness of principles of clinical governance
• Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role.

Person Specification Registration Essential

• HCPC registration - license to practice
• Member of RCSLT

Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
• Ability to travel to different sites as required by the service.

Knowledge, skills and experience Essential

• Demonstrate excellent specialist knowledge in a wide range of paediatric communication disorders which is underpinned by current evidence based practice.
• Relevant post-graduate experience working in schools.
• Good planning organisational, caseload management and prioritisation skills.
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of up to date assessment tools relevant to client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions
• Ability and commitment to deliver training packages
• Basic IT skills
• Good presentation skills both written and verbal

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and young people with complex communication and/or social, emotional and mental health needs.
• Have attended Talking Mats Training (Foundation Stage)

Skills and Abilities Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Good analytical and reflection skills
• Ability to be a good team member and proactive in supporting senior staff and service delivery
• Knowledge of national policies procedures and clinical guidance
• Awareness of principles of clinical governance
• Demonstrates an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

Employer's website

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