Children's Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 1NL |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7765396/236-OCO-P343-25-B |
Summary
Are you a children's Speech and Language Therapist looking for a new challenge, to further your career and gain valuable management experience?
Due to internal promotion we’re advertising an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Team Leader, for our team of Therapists and Assistants working with preschool children with social communication differences and school age children attending special schools/provisions. The Speech & Language Therapy Service is going through an exciting period of transformation as part of the GM Balanced System work and you have the chance to take a key role in leading this change, supported by senior management. We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with relevant clinical experience who is keen to make a difference for colleagues and the children and families we serve.
We offer a supportive team environment with robust personal development opportunities and regular supervision.
We are committed to prioritising work-life balance and well-being. The NCA offers a robust Flexible Working policy and S.C.A.R.F, a wrap-around support programme to look after your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Please speak to us about how we can accommodate any flexible working requests.
• Provide clear professional leadership, governance and operational management to the team.
• Demonstrate compassionate leadership and empathy to support the team and the families of the children we work with.
• Utilise well-developed time management and prioritisation skills.
• Apply creativity and problem-solving to manage a range of issues.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Provide management supervision to senior members of the team.
• Maintain high standards within the team to enable the provision of safe and effective care.
• Demonstrate excellent relationship-building skills with colleagues.
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.
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:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Feb 2026
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