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Job overview

North Locality MLCO has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team.  

The post involves carrying a varied caseload of patients with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties.  The successful candidate will be working within a specialist  Multi-Disciplinary Team which includes Neuropsychology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Specialist Nursing.  They will also be working with Speech and Language Therapists both within the North Manchester Stroke and Neuro Teams and across the MLCO. 

The service is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centred care within the patient's own homes and wider community settings and as a result the successful candidate will be required to travel across the city of Manchester.  A UK Driving license and access to a vehicle for work are essential for the post.

We are committed to continually developing the service and our workforce to deliver the best, evidence-based care for our patients. The successful candidate will be integral to this and will be supported attend relevant training.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and intervention for patients with acquired swallowing and/or communication problems on the Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team caseload. 

To work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver integrated care plans with patient needs and goals at the forefront of care. 

To support and develop more junior registered and non-registered staff members in the service. 

To be part of service development, with the opportunity to develop leadership skills. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.