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Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Integrated Care Centre Town Oldham Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/07/2025 23:59 Specialist Speech and Language TherapistNHS AfC: Band 6Job overviewWe have exciting opportunities due to promotion and funding for Band 6 Children's Speech and Language Therapists to join our friendly and innovative Speech and Language Therapy Team in Oldham. These are permanent roles. There are a variety of sessions available in Complex Pre-School, School aged and Mainstream Schools. Successful candidates will work with children who have complex needs including; AAC, Autism, SEMH and other complex presentations. W e are therefore looking for individuals who are team players with a passion for meeting the needs of a diverse population. Within this role you will: - have opportunities to work with a multilingual population alongside interpreters and bilingual co-workers. - Have opportunity for professional development as well as informal and formal training opportunities. You will receive regular opportunities for supervision, peer support and be supported to develop your clinical specialism. Staff wellbeing is important to us and we have a certified well-being champion within our Team. We work in partnership with families, schools and other professionals to provide functional targets and high-quality care for children and families. We offer flexible working patterns with opportunities to work full time/part time and remote/face to face/hybrid. Regrettably, we cannot offer a term time only contract for this role. Main duties of the jobThe successful candidate will: Enthusiastically provide aspeech and language service to children across the Oldham area Assess, diagnose, develop, and implement speech and language therapy packages of care. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure a co-ordinated care plan, based on best practice/evidence base. Organise and manage a speech and language caseload with support from their line manager, alongside opportunities to shadow colleagues and attend specific pathway meetings. Work with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs including including; DLD, AAC, Autism, SEMH and other complex presentations. Demonstrate clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures. Provideclinical advice to others, including parents/carers, school staff and other professionals regarding the management and care of children with communication difficulties. Work alongside education, local authority and early years partners, supporting a graduated approach to helping children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Build skills in the wider workforce which will have positive intervention outcomes. Working for our organisationThe 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo 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: Person specificationclinicalRelevant experience at undergraduate/post graduate level Qualified and registered speech and language therapist Implementation of evidence-based interventions Experience of assessment for a wide range of children's speech, language and communication needs Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses Experience of writing and delivering training packages Experience of supporting/leading other members of staff and students Relevant experience of managing caseload independently Demonstrates good skills in negotiation and managing conflict Registered Member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapist Relevant Band 6 experience communicationHighly developed verbal and written communication skills Experience of development and/or delivery of training packages Experience of working closely with families and education settings Production and sharing of personalised care plans Working with range of services in an MDT context Experience of working within a team Experience of conflict resolution Ability to work flexibly in different contexts, including IT systems. 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. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met. 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 . Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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. Name Maureen Segree Job title Team Leader Email address Telephone number 0161206 1452 Additional information Maureen is available Tuesday-Friday but if you would like to speak to someone outside of these hours you can call the main office number on 0161206 1452 or 206 1442 for further information.#J-18808-Ljbffr