Job summary
*OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY*

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people to achieve their communication potential? Are you looking to develop your clinical skills within a supportive, experienced, and well established Speech and Language Therapy team?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team, working across schools within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale footprint.

We welcome applications from existing Band 6 Speech and Language Therapists as well as experienced Band 5 clinicians who are ready to take the next step in their career. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional growth, clinical supervision, and service development within a highly supportive environment.

As part of our established paediatric service, you will work collaboratively with schools, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues to assess, support, and empower children and young people with a range of speech, language, and communication needs. You will have the opportunity to contribute to innovative ways of working while developing your expertise in school-aged provision.

This is an excellent opportunity for a clinician seeking a term-time only position, offering a positive work-life balance while working within a dynamic and rewarding paediatric service. Whether you are an established Band 6 or an ambitious Band 5 looking to progress, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver specialist clinical work within schools and or specialist resource provisions as part of a Speech and Language Therapy team
• To assess and diagnose conditions and to plan and implement specialist Speech and Language Therapy programmes of care and treatment and discharge appropriately, using evidence-based practice.
• To provide peer support to and receive peer support from other Speech and Language colleagues.
• To work collaboratively with parents, carers and educators and to support children with a range of communication needs.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence based practice and outcome measures.
• To support the development and delivery of training packages to parents/carers and teaching staff.
• 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 collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are 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.

Details
Date posted: 03 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, 37.5 hours per week TTO (40 weeks)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Term time hours
Reference number: 236-UEC-PS248-26

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
• Health and Care Professions Council Licence to Practice

Desirable

• Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential

• Well established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
• Well established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the client group
• Relevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level
• Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of working with Alternative Augmentative Communication
• Knowledge and experience of working with children with autism and/or complex needs

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.

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, Heywood, Greater Manchester, OL10 2DY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager, Tania Matos, tania.matos@nca.nhs.uk, 07871984207

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