Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 23 September 2026

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Job summary

Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 6

37.5 Term time only

1 x permanent post

1 x Fixed Term

Fantastic opportunity to work as part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Speech and Language Therapy team.

5 days, term time only role working as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. Opportunities may be available across a wide range of settings including special schools, mainstream schools.

This position may involve working across a range of needs and ages, supporting children and their families at universal, targeted and specialist levels through the Balanced System approach. We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, committed and dynamic speech and language therapists who will provide an excellent service to the young people of Stockport.

Fixed term contracts as well as permanent positions may be available.

Whilst this role is a B6 position, B5 therapists may apply and the role may be offered as a B5-B6 progression post if appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will hold a Degree/Masters level qualification or equivalent and be a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. They will also be registered as a Speech and Language Therapist with the HCPC.

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children as a Speech and Language Therapist. This experience could have been gained in a range of settings such as community clinics, child development teams, mainstream or special schools. They will have a good grasp of the SEND Code of Practice, universal, targeted and specialist approaches and experience of working with partners to achieve the best possible outcomes. Excellent communication skills are essential, as is the ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously.

We are currently recruiting to a number of positions which may cover mainstream or special schools, as well as other duties within the team covering all ages.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.

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 you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum - term time only

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Term time hours

Reference number

362-AHP6SALTS-09-26

Job locations

Children's Therapies

Kennedy Way

Stockport

SK4 2JT

United Kingdom

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

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate messages effectively
• Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
• Ability to develop relationships with awareness of inter-personal skills and use of any strategies required to support this
• Demonstrates Telephone communication adaptability and IT skills
• Demonstrates organisation skills and strategies to reduce stress in pressured situation
• Awareness of trust policies & procedures, up-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills and ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes

Desirable

• Ability to supervise other practitioners
• Competent presentation skills.
• Ability to run internal/external courses.
• Evidence of participation in research.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a children's therapy team and multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision. 2-excellent
• Demonstrates participation in complex discharge planning.
• Experience of working in EY settings / schools providing SLT programmes
• Experience using EPR
• Experience of writing SALT advice for EHCPs

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC and RCSLT

Desirable

• Involvement with special Clinical Interest Group.
• Evidence of Post Grad training / Qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills across a range of SLCN
• Demonstrates an understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Demonstrates knowledge of working in community therapy services and paediatric services
• Demonstrates knowledge of legislation relating to children, e.g. SEND, safeguarding

Desirable

• Demonstrates knowledge in a specific area of interest

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team and communicate messages effectively
• Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
• Ability to develop relationships with awareness of inter-personal skills and use of any strategies required to support this
• Demonstrates Telephone communication adaptability and IT skills
• Demonstrates organisation skills and strategies to reduce stress in pressured situation
• Awareness of trust policies & procedures, up-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates problem solving skills and ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes

Desirable

• Ability to supervise other practitioners
• Competent presentation skills.
• Ability to run internal/external courses.
• Evidence of participation in research.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a children's therapy team and multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision. 2-excellent
• Demonstrates participation in complex discharge planning.
• Experience of working in EY settings / schools providing SLT programmes
• Experience using EPR
• Experience of writing SALT advice for EHCPs

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC and RCSLT

Desirable

• Involvement with special Clinical Interest Group.
• Evidence of Post Grad training / Qualifications

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills across a range of SLCN
• Demonstrates an understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Demonstrates knowledge of working in community therapy services and paediatric services
• Demonstrates knowledge of legislation relating to children, e.g. SEND, safeguarding

Desirable

• Demonstrates knowledge in a specific area of interest

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children's Therapies

Kennedy Way

Stockport

SK4 2JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children's Therapies

Kennedy Way

Stockport

SK4 2JT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

School age speech and language therapy manager

Claire Megson

[email protected]

01612044153

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum - term time only

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Term time hours

Reference number

362-AHP6SALTS-09-26

Job locations

Children's Therapies

Kennedy Way

Stockport

SK4 2JT

United Kingdom

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