Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Milnrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated professional to assess and treat children with complex communication needs. The role involves developing training programs for staff and leading service improvements. Candidates should have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, making the work impactful and fulfilling, with a focus on work-life balance and well-being.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Knowledge and skills to assess and treat children with complex communication needs.
• Ability to develop and provide training to staff members.
• Experience in clinical supervision and liaising with team leads.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat children within the school environment.
• Develop pathways and interventions for children in special schools.
• Lead service development and implement new working methods.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Job description

We offer robust management supervision, regular team meetings, great clinical support and training opportunities. You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills further via our Trust's Leadership For All programme. You will educate and enrich student learning experiences as a clinical educator. Evidence‑based practice is embedded and CPD is actively encouraged. We work across education settings, clinics and children's centres with parents, carers, education staff and other professionals.

We are committed to prioritising work‑life balance and well‑being. The NCA offers a robust Flexible Working policy and S.C.A.R.F, a wrap‑around support programme to look after your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Please speak to us about how we can accommodate any flexible working requests.

We provide highly specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge for children and young people with speech, language & communication needs.

Responsibilities

• You will have the knowledge and skills to assess and treat children with a range of complex communication and health needs within the school environment.
• You will support with the development of pathways and interventions for children & young people who attend a special school setting.
• You will develop and provide support and training to staff members in the settings to enhance their skills working with children with complex SEND.
• You will provide highly specialist support via clinical supervision, shadowing & second opinions for members of the team.
• You will liaise with the Team Lead about any issues in service delivery and develop plans to manage these.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with children and families, other team members and health/education staff.
• You will lead on service development using your highly specialist knowledge and skills, including the development of policies, processes and pathways to enhance quality of patient care, in liaison with the Team Lead.
• You will implement, monitor and evaluate new ways of working within the schools, including providing progress and impact reports on a termly basis.
• You will have strong presentation skills and deliver training about a range of communication difficulties.

Benefits

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.

Equality & Diversity

The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

Application Information

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [e-mail].

Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified. For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants.

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