Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Stroke / Acute
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 349-CSS-7169933
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapist - Adult
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a keen, enthusiastic SLT to join our team! You will work on the Stroke ward and general acute wards assessing and treating swallowing and communication problems in adult inpatients.
We are a large, friendly team with great supervision structures - both 1:1 with senior SLTs and Band 5 peer supervision. We have regular inservice training and are committed to ongoing professional development.
We will support with NQPs and dysphagia competencies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a high-quality, evidence-based and efficient speech and language therapy service to adults within the Stroke Unit and general acute wards.
The post holder will provide assessment, therapy and management of swallowing and/or communication difficulties in adult inpatients.
The post holder will participate in ongoing Continuing Professional Development, clinical audit and inservice training.
The post holder will 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
- SLT degree
- HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Further relevant study
- RCSLT
Skills Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Acquired communication
- Acquired dysphagia
- Understanding MDT roles
- Goal setting
- Outcome measures
Experience
Essential criteria
- Team work
- Patient assessment
- Patient therapy
Desirable criteria
- Experience with adult caseload
Personal
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent written skills
- Self insight
- Professional curiosity
- Enthusiastic
- Keen to learn/develop/seek feedback
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lizzy Walkden
- Job title
- Clinical Lead SLT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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