SEND Lead | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 Pro-rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Oldham, OL9 7AY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated leader to drive the strategic development and quality assurance of SEND services across the organisation. Working collaboratively with providers, the Integrated Care Board (ICB), local authority partners and wider stakeholders, the post holder will provide expert leadership to ensure services meet statutory responsibilities, quality standards and local SEND priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence service improvement, strengthen partnership working and support positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND and their families.

The post holder will provide effective leadership and strategic direction to support provider organisations in meeting their statutory duties and quality standards relating to SEND, ensuring alignment with local and national priorities.

They will lead the development and implementation of SEND Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and organisational development plans, supporting providers to meet the requirements of the CQC/Ofsted Joint SEND Inspection Framework.

Working closely with the Designated Clinical Officer (DCO), the post holder will implement quality assurance frameworks, monitor SEND quality compliance, and coordinate audits relating to Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments and wider SEND health services.

They will strengthen partnership working across provider organisations, the ICB and local authority partners to drive continuous improvement, ensuring robust processes are in place to quality assure health advice and contribute to multi-agency quality assurance activity, sharing learning and promoting best practice across the system.

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 tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– 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 ourCandidate Information Pack

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

This advert closes on Sunday 23 Aug 2026

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