Job summary Do you have an interest in voice disorders? Are you looking to expand your skills and knowledge working alongside our amazing ENT colleagues? An exciting opportunity has become available for a Speech and Language Therapist to join our SLT team at Fairfield General Hospital, supporting the new outpatient voice service for Bury Rochdale and Oldham. This is a great opportunity to support to development of a voice service alongside our voice colleagues at Salford. CPD is strongly encouraged and valued within the team. You will have access to regular mentorship and clinical supervision. Main duties of the job The role will involve supporting the voice outpatient service based at Fairfield General Hospital for 2 days a week. You will be managing your own specialist caseload of patients with voice disorders; providing specialist assessment and treatment programmes. You will participate in joint voice clinics with our ENT colleagues and have the opportunity to work with other speech and language therapists across the trust. As a team, we continually strive to enhance the quality of our care and place an emphasis on service development, quality improvement and continuing professional development. There will be multiple opportunities for training and development. About us 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. Date posted 27 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Pro Rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 236-BCO-P522-24-A Job locations Fairfield General Hospital Rochdale Old Road Bury BL9 7TD Job description Job responsibilities 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Job description Job responsibilities 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC registration Degree in Speech & Language Therapy Evidence of successful completion of relevant short courses Post qualification experience of working with adults with voice disorders Knowledge Essential Thorough theoretical knowledge of specialist area Knowledge of assessment and therapy techniques relevant to voice Awareness of relevant local and national clinical guidelines Independent working with dysphagia Desirable Experience in joint voice clinics Scoping experience Skills Essential Experience with training others MDT working Ability to work independently Ability to work flexibly to meet demands Desirable VF competencies FEEs competencies Person Specification Qualifications Essential HCPC registration Degree in Speech & Language Therapy Evidence of successful completion of relevant short courses Post qualification experience of working with adults with voice disorders Knowledge Essential Thorough theoretical knowledge of specialist area Knowledge of assessment and therapy techniques relevant to voice Awareness of relevant local and national clinical guidelines Independent working with dysphagia Desirable Experience in joint voice clinics Scoping experience Skills Essential Experience with training others MDT working Ability to work independently Ability to work flexibly to meet demands Desirable VF competencies FEEs competencies 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 Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Address Fairfield General Hospital Rochdale Old Road Bury BL9 7TD Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)