Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Together Trust; Hasland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational support organization is seeking a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to provide high-quality services to students across Greater Manchester. This role includes delivering specialist services, managing a caseload, and mentoring junior colleagues. Candidates should have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy, HCPC registration, and experience with young people with complex needs. The position offers generous benefits, including a pension scheme, occupational sick pay, and continuous professional development opportunities, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Occupational sick pay

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Long service awards

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Expertise in providing assessment and therapy in schools.
• Strong understanding of best practices in speech and language therapy.
• Experience with complex needs and Autism Spectrum Conditions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist services at various levels.
• Work autonomously and support various stakeholders.
• Be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Delivering training and consultancy

Ability to manage a caseload autonomously

Knowledge of assessment tools

Supervising and mentoring junior colleagues

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

HCPC registration

Membership of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Job description

Position: Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Deliver high‑quality speech and language services to students in mainstream schools across Greater Manchester.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist SaLT services at Universal, Targeted, and Specialist levels.
• Work autonomously to provide assessment, therapy, training, and consultancy.
• Support students, school staff, families, and carers with evidence‑based interventions.
• Supervise and mentor junior colleagues, contributing to professional development and clinical governance.
• Be part of a dynamic, multi‑disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Experience working with young people and adults with complex needs, learning disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Conditions.
• Ability to deliver training and consultancy, manage a caseload autonomously, and provide clinical supervision.
• Knowledge of best practice, assessment tools, and embedding therapy into learning activities.

Benefits

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

Diversity and Equality

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity. Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio‑economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.