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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6959656/349-CSS-6959656 |
Summary
We are looking for a dysphagia-trained SLT to join our large, friendly team at Manchester Royal Infirmary. You will assess and treat inpatients with dysphagia and/or communication problems (some patients may have had strokes), but also provide an Outreach service to patients at home post discharge or to avoid admission.
You will be very well supported by your senior colleagues and peers. We have regular CPD time and inservice training and will provide training in videofluoroscopy if needed.
To provide a clinical service to adult inpatients with acquired swallowing and/or communication problems.
To provide an Outreach service to patients post admission and admission prevention in community.
To provide input to the teaching, research, audit and service development functions of the department.
To actively participate in CPD opportunities to maintain and expand clinical knowledge.
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.
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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Feb 2025
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