Highly Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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.

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).

Closing Date: 22 October 2026

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