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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Macclesfield is seeking a CYP Advanced Speech and Language Therapist to deliver autism-focused assessments for children and young people aged 4–19. The role includes parent interviews and ADOS, and provides a specialist second opinion within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The post is a part-time contract with an emphasis on transition planning from primary to secondary education and onward to adult services, with careful

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged 4–19 years including parent interviews and ADOS.
• Provide specialist second opinion.
• Work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies to develop learning and social environment for students with Autism.
• Promote transition of children from primary to secondary schools and then to adult services.
• Maintain accurate records and data.

Job description

CYP Advanced Speech and Language Therapist | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Macclesfield, SK11 8HE

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 19 Aug 2026

Closing date: 18 Sept 2026

Responsibilities

• To develop and provide Autism assessments for young people aged 4–19 years including parent interviews and ADOS.
• To provide specialist second opinion.
• To work with staff, teachers, parents and other agencies as appropriate to develop the learning and social environment for students with Autism.
• To promote transition of children from primary schools to secondary schools and then to adult services.
• To maintain accurate records and data.

About the Trust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, and the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Additional Information

We encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

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Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme