Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Acute)
The closing date is 30 November 2026

Job summary
Are you ambitious and invested in developing your career as a specialist SLT?

We have a great opportunity to work part time with our Acute Speech and Language Therapy Team at Salford Royal Hospital. We offer flexible working options which would be ideal for someone looking for varied working patterns to balance home and work commitments across the working week.

The team have a large group of highly skilled clinicians available for support, as well as working alongside SLT teams across the NCA offering a wide range of access to specialist clinical knowledge.

We offer dedicated CPD time, peer supported learning, on the job coaching and clinical supervision from our team of experienced, highly specialist SLTs working within the hospital setting across a range of clinical specialities.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical caseload management and provision of assessment and rehabilitation for patients with dysphagia and or communication impairments across the acute medical and surgical wards.

There is an emphasis on collaborative MDT working.

The role will include access to, and training in FEES and Video fluoroscopy.

There will be opportunities to be involved in service development and quality improvement projects. The acute SLT team have all recently received training in Quality Improvement methodology and now adopt this approach to service development.

You should have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and be registered with the HCPC.

You will be required to contribute to the weekend rota delivering supporting the acute stroke wards.

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: 09 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 236-CSS-PS354-26

Job locations
Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training

• Essential: Degree in Speech & Language Therapy or recognised equivalent qualification.
• Essential: Post-basic qualification specialist competencies in dysphagia (RCSLT Level C/Proficient Level)
• Essential: Evidence of successful completion of relevant short courses
• Essential: Clinical Educator training
• Essential: HCPC registration
• Desirable: Training / Experience of videofluoroscopy
• Desirable: Training / Experience of FEES

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Essential: Minimum 2 years post qualification experience of working with adults with acquired neurological conditions.
• Essential: Post qualification experience of working with a neuro caseload
• Essential: Experience of assessing and managing complex communication disorders, including AAC.
• Essential: Experience of assessing and managing complex swallowing disorders
• Essential: Evidence based practitioner
• Desirable: Experience working in the NHS
• Desirable: Ability to speak another language relevant to the population of Greater Manchester/ Experience working with interpreters
• Desirable: Participation in research
• Desirable: Membership of relevant CENs/RCSLT hubs
• Desirable: Audit experience
• Desirable: Leadership experience

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Lead, Rosie McAllion, rosalind.mcallion@nca.nhs.uk, 07818588847

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