Job summary
We're advertising an exciting opportunity for a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist (Band 6 or Band 7 depending on experience) to join our community team on a 12-month secondment to cover maternity leave.

We are looking for an innovator who is keen to develop and transform pathways to meet the needs of the changing landscape of Speech and Language Therapy.

The successful candidate will bring specialist knowledge and experience in stammering and selective mutism, supporting the delivery and ongoing development of these pathways as part of our wider paediatric Speech and Language Therapy offer.

Main duties of the job

• Take your place with us providing highly specialist triage, assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge recommendations to a range of children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• You will assist in service development and innovation in consultation with managers and other team members.
• You will provide highly specialist support via clinical supervision, shadowing, mentoring and second opinions for the 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 and education staff.
• You will lead on service development using your highly specialist knowledge and skills. This will include the development of policies, processes and pathways to enhance quality of patient care, in liaison with the Team Lead.
• You will have excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• You will implement, monitor and evaluate new ways of working, including providing audits/ outcome and progress reports on new workstreams.
• 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.

About us
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/

Details
Date posted: 24 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £56,515 a year
pro rata, per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 236-UEC-P293-26-B
Job locations: Callaghan House
Cross Street, Off Green Lane
Rochdale
OL10 2DY
United Kingdom

Job 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
Experience
Essential

• HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist
• Successful completion of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists recognised training course (degree or equivalent)
• Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Specialist knowledge of range of disorders, at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and their management appropriate to the post
• Established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions at a specialist level
• Experience of working within a team and independently
• Experience of liaison with other professionals & partnership working
• Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance including quality, audit & risk management
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Ability to present information in a clear & logical manner.
• Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation & prioritisation, and the ability to complete a task.
• Self-motivated and able to lead and motivate others within a team.

Desirable

• Member of relevant specialist interest group
• CPD and experience in complex needs
• Research & Development awareness &/or experience
• Audit Experience own & others practice
• Contribution to service and staff development
• Previous experience undertaking a senior clinical role

Leadership Skills
Essential

• Evidence of leading a change/project or a leadership qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Callaghan House
Cross Street, Off Green Lane
Rochdale
OL10 2DY
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader for Paediatric SLT
Siobhan Lever
Siobhan.Lever@nca.nhs.uk
01612060606

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).