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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 October 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 November 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M8 0NE |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6695553/349-LCO-6695553 |
Summary
The Manchester Speech and Language Therapy Service is committed to providing a high-quality service to children and families across the city of Manchester.
This is aPublic Heath roleand forms part of Manchester city council building back better initiative.
We are looking foran experienced, flexible, and enthusiasticband 6 Speech and Language Therapiststo support and extend on the work of the established Communication and Language Early Years team in Manchester.
These are fixed term 12-month Band 6 full time posts - 37.5 hours per week.
Applicants requiring part time hours may be considered.
The focus of the established team has been to embed a citywide, multi agency communication and language pathway to provide early identification and support for children with moderate language difficulties.
You will need an accredited degree or equivalent Certificate to practice and be registered with HCPC. You will have a thorough theoretical knowledge of early year’s communication impairments (0-4 years) and experience of delivering training.
Your work will be carried out in a variety of locations across the city, so transport is essential. There will be some opportunity for working from home.
This is a excitingnewinitiativeto support delivery of the Communication and Language pathway input to families of early years children across Manchester and extend this support offer to practitioners in early years PVI settings and schools foundation stage. The role would be working alongside a team of Speech and Language therapists and Language Development workers.
There is a strong training requirement within this role
The role will provide an opportunity to work closely with early years settings to develop the role of communication champions and raise practitioners’ skills in supporting children’s language development.
There will be a need to support the work of language development workers. early years practitioners and foundation stage teachers to raise the quality of support for the children’s language development within early years working in the home and in early years settings/schools
Manchester Speech and Language Therapy has alarge, well-established and supportive department. We provide you with regular clinical supervision, protected time for CPD opportunities and special interest groups as well as support from an experienced team. We also offer a comprehensive induction programme, regular face to face meetings, and annual appraisals to develop your knowledge and skills.
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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Oct 2024
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