Speech & Language Therapist

Job overview

We’re advertising the opportunity for a Band 5 Children’s Speech and Language Therapist to join our well-established and friendly team.

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. If you are passionate about communication, innovative and keen to input to service development then we are excited to hear from you!

• Take your place with us providing specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge recommendations to a range of children and young people with a range of communication needs
• You will provide specialist assessment for children and young people with a range of needs
• You will assess, treat and review children in face-to-face appointments
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with children and families, other team members and health and education staff
• You will have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• You will work in clinics, education settings, children’s centres and family homes
• You will drive continuous improvement with your innovation and passion for developing new ways of working
• You will have strong presentation skills and enjoy delivering training to the wider children’s workforce about a range of communication difficulties, including developing, evaluating and adapting training packages

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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Registration

• Health and Care Professions Council – Licence to Practice

• Registered Member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist

Essential Qualifications

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Relevant experience at an undergraduate/post graduate level
• Knowledge and demonstrated use of up-to-date assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group)
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group)
• Awareness of the principles clinical governance / audit
• Awareness of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
• An understanding of the issues affecting an inner-city community
• Detailed knowledge of statistical interpretation
• Awareness of standards of record keeping
• To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within their role

• Knowledge of Augmentative and Alternative forms of Communication e.g. signing, symbols, communication aids

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills
• Good planning and organisational skills and caseload management including prioritisation skills
• Negotiation and problem solving skills
• Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills
• Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
• Ability to work flexibly
• Basic IT skills including: log-in and log-out, operating a mouse and keyboard, navigating a Windows®-based environment
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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.

As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

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.

The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here.