Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
6 months ago
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.
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.
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.
Diversity Matters
We’re looking forward to hearing from you
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