Job summary
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Band 6 - Full time (37.5 hours per week) - Fixed Term Temporary (maternity leave cover until 01/08/2026)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Integrated Service for Children with Additional needs (ISCAN) team providing Speech & Language Therapy to children in Tameside and Glossop. We are looking for a motivated and skilled therapist to work within our Complex Needs and Social Communication Team.
We are a friendly multi-disciplinary team who are always looking for new innovative ways to develop our service. The role provides an excellent opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals providing excellent high quality care to reduce the impact of speech, language & communication difficulties to children and their families
Main duties of the job
The team are looking for a motivated Speech and Language Therapist who is experienced working with infants, children and young people with complex communication and / or feeding difficulties. You will be working within our specialist complex needs and social communication team working within a range of settings.
As an Specialist SLT working with children complex needs, you will be responsible in the continued development of our complex needs and social communication pathway and keeping the team up to date with evidence based interventions.
Main duties:
- Working in family homes, community clinics and education settings, and taking full responsibility for a caseload of paediatric clients.
- Providing excellent assessment and management support to children with a range of communication and /or feeding difficulties.
- Taking the role of an specialist SLT within the complex needs and social communication team - developing relevant pathways and packages of care, training the team , offering second opinions.
- Providing leadership and supervision to other members of the team.
- Developing the knowledge and skills of the wider workforce to improve outcomes for children.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised SLT degree qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration and full Registered Membership of RCSLT
Desirable
- Post-graduate training/courses relevant to this client group e.g. Paediatric Dysphagia, Hanen, Elklan, PCI interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client group/s
- Post-graduate professional development, evidenced by current CPD activities
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and papers especially relating to prevention of SLCN.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience as a qualified SLT working in a range of settings and with different client groups
- Experience of administration and organisation for caseload management
- Experience training parents/carers and a range of professionals
- xtensive experience providing therapy for children with complex communication difficulties.
- Experience working with infants, children and young people with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Desirable
- Experience of coaching or line management of staff including basic HR tasks
- Will have been involved with previous service improvements.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to carry out detailed assessments, differential diagnosis and development of care plans for children with complex and significant SLCN and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to prioritise
- Evidence of well-developed analytical and reflection skills
- Willingness to undertake further clinical and professional training
- Excellent keyboard and IT skills
- Excellent team working skills
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised SLT degree qualification or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council Registration and full Registered Membership of RCSLT
Desirable
- Post-graduate training/courses relevant to this client group e.g. Paediatric Dysphagia, Hanen, Elklan, PCI interventions
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions appropriate to the client group/s
- Post-graduate professional development, evidenced by current CPD activities
Desirable
- Knowledge of relevant national policies and papers especially relating to prevention of SLCN.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience as a qualified SLT working in a range of settings and with different client groups
- Experience of administration and organisation for caseload management
- Experience training parents/carers and a range of professionals
- xtensive experience providing therapy for children with complex communication difficulties.
- Experience working with infants, children and young people with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
Desirable
- Experience of coaching or line management of staff including basic HR tasks
- Will have been involved with previous service improvements.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to carry out detailed assessments, differential diagnosis and development of care plans for children with complex and significant SLCN and/or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to prioritise
- Evidence of well-developed analytical and reflection skills
- Willingness to undertake further clinical and professional training
- Excellent keyboard and IT skills
- Excellent team working skills
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
