Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to work as part of a team and communicate messages effectively
- Skills
Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
- Skills
Ability to develop relationships with awareness of inter-personal skills and use of any strategies required to support this
- Skills
Demonstrates Telephone communication adaptability and IT skills
- Skills
Demonstrates organisation skills and strategies to reduce stress in pressured situation
- Skills
Awareness of trust policies & procedures, up-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
- Skills
Demonstrates problem solving skills and ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Knowledge
Demonstrates specialist clinical skills across a range of SLCN
- Knowledge
Demonstrates an understanding the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge of working in community therapy services and paediatric services
- Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge of legislation relating to children, e.g. SEND, safeguarding
- Experience
Experience of working as part of a children’s therapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- Education & Qualifications
HCPC and RCSLT
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Ability to supervise other practitioners
- Skills
Competent presentation skills.
- Skills
Ability to run internal/external courses.
- Skills
Evidence of participation in research.
- Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge in a specific area of interest
- Experience
Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision. 2-excellent
- Experience
Demonstrates participation in complex discharge planning.
- Experience
Experience of working in EY settings / schools providing SLT programmes
- Experience
Experience using EPR
- Experience
Experience of writing SALT advice for EHCPs
- Education & Qualifications
Involvement with special Clinical Interest Group.
- Education & Qualifications
Evidence of Post Grad training / Qualifications
Job overview
Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
- 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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
Applicant requirements
You 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.
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This advert is for Children's Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - term time only. The contract type is Permanent: Plus 1 x fixed term Term time only. The application deadline is 23 Sep 2026.
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