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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
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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.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
You will engage in clinical triage of new referrals. Whilst using advanced clinical reasoning and interpretation skills to analyse complex clinical and non-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.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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.
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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!
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Diploma/Degree in Speech and language Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of post graduate study relevant to specialism
- Completed Dysphagia competencies
Meini prawf dymunol
- Student Accreditation
- Evidence of professional networking in area of specialisation
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Appropriate relevant post grad experience working in a community setting
- Evidence of managing a Dysphagia caseload in the community.
- Evidence of working with clients with complex needs
- Supervision of junior staff/ students
- Clinical Audit and standard setting
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of Videofluoroscopy assessment
- Working knowledge of supportive technologies
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Siobhan Vesey
- Teitl y swydd
- Service Lead, Adult Speech and Language Therapy
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0161 549 6753
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Louise Lees
0162 549 6753
Rhestr swyddi gyda Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector