Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Job overview
We are looking for a dysphagia-trained SLT to join our team to work on with patients with H&N cancer as well as on acute wards! An interest and experience in H&N is expected. We're a large, friendly team with great CPD opportunities, and regular supervision.
Main duties of the job- To provide an efficient and high quality specialised speech & language therapy service for patients on the acute wards and to those with a Head and Neck (H&N) cancer diagnosis who may be inpatients or outpatients.
- To supervise recently qualified speech & language therapists, assistants and students.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development, clinical audit and in service training.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Recognised Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
- Member of HCPC
- Completion of post-graduate dysphagia competencies
- Further relevant study
- RCSLT membership
- Participation in CENs
Knowledge / skills
Essential criteria- Advanced knowledge of acquired disorders of dysphagia and treatment approaches
- Knowledge of communication disorders and treatment approaches
- Ability to manage patients independently
- Understanding of the roles of other health professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team
- Analytical, problem-solving abilities
- Negotiation Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Knowledge of treatment approaches applicable to people with H&N cancer
- Ability to interpret videofluoroscopy examinations
- Ability to perform Cervical Auscultation
Experience
Essential criteria- Independent working with adults with a broad range of communication disorders and swallowing problems in an acute setting
- Teamworking
- Experience with a H&N cancer caseload
- Training and supervision of others
- Videofluoroscopy Clinics
- Projects / audit
- Involvement in service development
- Work with other relevant agencies