Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (internal secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 236-BCO-P017-26-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Radcliffe Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Radcliffe
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 01/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Children and Young People
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our highly supportive, friendly, and forward- thinking Speech Therapy team.
We are seeking an experienced speech and language therapist eager to develop skills working with a varied paediatric caseload in community settings across Bury.
As a Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist you will be responsible for supporting your manager in ensuring that our service users’ speech, language and communication needs are met through the delivery of high-quality person-centred care. You will be provided with robust supervision and personal development opportunities in your clinical specialism.
Main duties of the job
Maintain high standard of clinical work when carrying out specialist assessment/intervention for children with speech, language, communication disorders, manage own caseload independently.
Develop and provide enhanced knowledge and skills in evidence based practice in own clinical specialism, provide specialist advice / training to other professionals and Carers.
Ensure compliance with clinical governance framework, demonstrate knowledge of / adherence to professional, national and local clinical guidelines, policies and procedures.
Compliance with continuous professional development to maintain registration with RCSLT and HCPC, identify personal learning and development objectives through line management and performance review framework, access clinical and safeguarding supervision in compliance with local policy.
Champion service user experience, contribute to continuous improvement within the team.
Working for our organisation
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, 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 better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main 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
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist
- Health Professions Council – License to Practice
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Membership of relevant special interest groups
- Dysphagia qualification
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience post registration
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses
- Relevant experience at undergraduate / post graduate level
- Well established knowledge • of assessment tools relevant to the client group
- Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group
- Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
- Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
- Good organisational skills and prioritisation skills
- Good auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit
Desirable criteria
- Experience with Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- Basic signing training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsten Brooks
- Job title
- Paediatric SALT Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07562913806
- Additional information
Lucy Oliver
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