Warning
This job advert has expired and applications have closed.
Speech and Language Therapist | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Stockport, SK2 5EQ |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7189636/311-S645-25 |
Summary
The post holder will provide an efficient and high quality speech & language therapy service within the Older People’s Mental Health Service. As an experienced autonomous practitioner they will assess, diagnose and treat service users with communication problems and/or dysphagia in community and inpatient settings covered by this service. The post holder will participate in Continuing Professional Development, clinical audit and in service training.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
• To work within the most appropriate location for the service user i.e. ward or in a community setting including nursing and residential homes as required
• Team working and good communication skills are paramount within this role
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Clinical Responsibilities
• To be responsible for managing a defined speech and language therapy caseload within the Older People’s Mental Health Service
• To adhere to national and local standards and guidelines relating to Professional Practice including RCSLT, NICE etc
• To be responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, writing assessment reports, providing appropriate intervention and evaluating the treatment outcome for each individual patient
• To prioritise, organise and manage a clinical caseload to ensure efficient and effective high quality patient care
• To review and discharge individual patients
• To seek second opinions when necessary
• To make onward referrals when appropriate
• To accept support from designated colleagues
• To offer advice to relatives/carers and significant others about individual patients and demonstrate practical procedures when appropriate
• To communicate complex condition-related information to patients, service users, carers and other staff in an appropriate manner.
• To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice and encourage and motivate other members of the team
• To maintain levels of professional competence and clinical knowledge according to the needs of the service
• To offer clinical/professional advice within a multi-disciplinary setting to work collaboratively with patients and relatives/carers and other professionals and voluntary agencies to provide a model of care which addresses the patients’ needs
• To attend appropriate patient related meetings e.g. ward rounds, case conferences, discharge meetings ensuring effective communication of the patient’s speech and language therapy needs
• To work with volunteers and therapy support workers
This advert closes on Monday 26 May 2025