Manchester - Speech and Language Therapist
Job overview
Job overview
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist looking to join our innovative service supporting adults in the community.What do we aim for?
- effective personal communication for people
- safe, comfortable, enjoyable, and dignified eating & drinking
You will provide specialist speech and language therapy to people with a range of complex medical conditions /social needs and associated
problems, completing visits in patient’s homes and outpatient clinics.You will receive one to one clinical support, professional development, and regular supervision. Giving you the opportunity to further develop your
skills in a variety of clinical areas such as our weekly Videofluoroscopy clinic, dysphagia management, with access to internal and external
courses and much more.
You will be working alongside wider multi-disciplinary teams within community services which is made up of Physiotherapy, Community Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Social Workers.
You will work with colleagues in the wider LCO and acute across the trust. You will also work with colleagues from a variety of other agencies.
Please note: this is a full time post
Main duties of the job
You will engage in clinical triage of new referrals. Whilst using advanced clinical reasoning and interpretation skills to analyse complex clinical andnon-clinical information to prioritise clinical urgency. Utilising specific Speech and Language Therapy skills to facilitate and optimise the treatment
outcomes of patients. You will complete assessments of swallowing and communication disorders as required. To contribute to patient diagnoses
and to recommend the most appropriate SaLT interventions. Communicating sensitively and effectively with patients and / or carers to promote
understanding and ensure inclusion in decision -making wherever possible.
You will take responsibility for your own caseload in line with your experience and competence. Ensuring you reflect and evaluate own practice
and participate in supervision with colleagues
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
Essential and desirable
Essential criteria- Appropriate relevant post grad experience working in a community setting
- Completed Dysphagia competencies
- Independent practitioner
- Evidence of managing a Dysphagia caseload in the community.
- Car driver
- Videofluoroscopy experience
- Evidence of recent study/ research
- Understanding of eating and drinking with acknowledged risks