Job overview

We are very excited to be looking for a new Band 5 SLT to join our team!  Applications welcome from enthusiastic SLTs looking to provide excellent patient care to adults with swallowing, communication and voice problems.  This is a split post working with adult inpatients with communication and swallowing problems and outpatients with voice disorders.  You will receive regular supervision and CPD opportunities.  Dysphagia training will be provided.  There is also an opportunity to work with patients with dysfluency should this be desired, though this is not an essential part of this role.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

To assess, diagnose and manage adults with acquired disorders of dysphagia, voice and/or communication as inpatients or outpatients.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team where appropriate, attending ward meetings, case conferences and outpatient  

To liaise with other professionals, families, carers and volunteers, and to provide clinical/professional information relevant to patient management

To be responsible for organising and prioritising own delegated caseload seeking advice from senior within the specific areas as appropriate.

Following patient discharge, to liaise with colleagues regarding the provision of continued treatment as necessary.

To maintain adequate case notes, reports and correspondence.

To contribute to health improvement initiatives as appropriate.

To deliver the service according to departmental and professional standards of care.

To participate in training as required within the recognised need of the Speech and Language Therapy Department disseminating information from courses, literature, etc and taking an act  in peer group clinical seminars.

To be involved in SLT Student education as appropriate.

To provide teaching, supervision and evaluation of SLT students weekly placements if required by the line manager.  This would only be considered two years post qualification.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust 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 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.