Job overview

Are you a  looking for a Band 6 adult specialist Speech and language Therapist position.  We have an exciting opportunity to join the Inpatient Speech & Language Therapy Service at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) working together across the acute wards.  We are looking for an enthusiastic, autonomous and highly motivated  SLT with a passion for supporting patients who present with swallowing and communication difficulties. 

You will part of our friendly and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy team working with  colleagues as clinical speciality leads, an assistant, and administrative support. You will be a key team member of the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) based on the hospital wards. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in assessment and management of a shared communication and dysphagia caseload as an autonomous practitioner. They will be working on the acute wards thus having experience in managing complex presentations and conditions, and  post graduate dysphagia training is desirable

They will be able to work collaboratively with the relevant MDTs to deliver goal focused, person centred, integrated therapy to individuals and their relatives.

The individual will gain experience working across a variety of inpatient settings including care of the elderly, emergency care, cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology and surgery whilst having access to clinical specialist services in SLT team including  head and neck cancer, voice, and critical care.

The individual will benefit from access to clinical supervision, peer supervision and regular in-service training.  It is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic, supportive and ‘CPD active’ SLT team.

Exciting recent service developments include the introduction of sEMG and MBSImP. The service also runs weekly videofluoroscopy clinics and has an established outpatient FEES clinic. 

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.

The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.