Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist. This role involves providing specialist services for children with speech, language, and communication needs. Join a supportive team that prioritizes work-life balance, offers flexible working arrangements, and promotes professional development through various training opportunities. Enjoy a generous benefits package including annual leave and opportunities for personal well-being activities.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience with children with speech, language, and communication needs.
• Knowledge of complex communication and health needs.
• Experience in educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist triage, assessment, and treatment for children with communication needs.
• Develop support and training for school staff.
• Monitor and evaluate new working methods in schools.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical supervision

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Relevant Speech and Language Therapy qualification

Job description

We’re advertising an exciting opportunity for a B7 Speech and Language Therapist, working within Special Schools across the borough for children aged 4 - 19 with SEND.

We are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with SLCN and are keen to recruit a dedicated, highly motivated individual.

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.

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Responsibilities

• Take your place with us providing highly specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge for children and young people with speech, language & communication needs.
• 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.

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,appreciateandinspire– 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 Friday 7 Nov 2025