Fantastic opportunity to work as part of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust's Children's Speech and Language Therapy team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our Child Development Unit and Early Years Clinic teams to cover Maternity Leave. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you’ll be working with children who have a range of speech, language, and communication needs, implementing the Balanced System Model to ensure comprehensive, child-centred care. 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 Child Development Units, community clinics, 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 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 For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Adamson Job title: Child Development Unit Speech & Language Manager Email address: james.adamson@stockport.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 204 4153 If you have any queries regarding this role please contact ctsadmin@stockport.nhs.uk or james.adamson@stockport.nhs.uk