Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (community)

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The closing date is 07 April 2026

A great opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our community team in Rochdale as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist.

We offer domiciliary visits to patients who are in their own home, a care home or a clinic setting as determined by their need. We see a wide variety of patients including elderly care, patients with a range of acquired neurological disorders and dysfluency. Communication skills are vital, as are organisational skills and a flexible approach to everyday practice. The service also provides SLT in reach to the acute medical and IMC wards based at Rochdale Infirmary. The successful candidate will have access to supervision, training and mentorship.

This post will require you to have specialist skills in managing adults with a broad range of acquired communication and swallowing difficulties and should be able to develop and deliver patient centred treatment plans in order to support patients to achieve the best recovery that they can.

The post is also open to new Band 5 staff as well as experienced, as for the right candidate, a developmental role may be considered.

The post holder will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload and delivering assessment and rehabilitation for patients with dysphagia and/or communication impairments across the community settings.

You will have opportunities to contribute to service development and quality improvement projects. The Community SLT Team has recently undertaken training in Quality Improvement methodology and now actively applies this approach to enhance service delivery.

The 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.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

To 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:

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy or recognised equivalent qualification.
• Post basic qualification / specialist competencies in dysphagia (RCSLT Level C / Proficient).
• Evidence of completion of specialist short courses or other post graduate training.
• Training / Experience of FEES.
• Clinical Educator training.

• HCPC registration.
• Member of RCSLT.

• Post qualification experience working with adults with acquired communication/swallowing disorders.
• Experience of working with patients with a wide range of acquired neurological conditions including CVA, Parkinson's, MS, MND, dementia, Huntington's disease, including patients who are in the palliative phase of care.
• Experience of working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience working in the NHS.
• Participation in research and audit.
• Membership of relevant specialist interest groups.
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance / audit.
• Skills in the interpretation of video fluoroscopy.

• Good understanding of computers and technology, their applications and willingness to develop.
• Ability to support mental capacity assessments and best interest decision making process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation and prioritisation and the ability to complete a task.
• Able to travel between sites.
• Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience.

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust