Job overview

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic speech and language therapist looking to join our innovative service supporting adults with learning disabilities.

What do we aim for?

• effective personal communication for people
• safe, comfortable, enjoyable and dignified eating & drinking

You will provide specialist speech and language therapy to people with a range of learning disabilities and associated problems e.g. sensory impairments, mental health problems and physical disabilities, in their homes, colleges, local communities, day centres and work places.   

You will receive one to one clinical support, professional development and regular supervision. Giving you the opportunity to further develop your skills in a variety of clinical areas such as AAC, dysphagia management, complex health needs, autism, risky behaviours, access to internal and external courses and much more.

We currently have access to specialist IT systems to help support and get the most out of our patients. These systems include Boardmaker. 

You will be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team which is made up of physiotherapy, clinical psychology, community nursing, occupational therapy and social workers. 

As a multi-disciplinary team you will also work with colleagues in the wider LCO, acute and paediatric services across the trust. You will also work with colleagues from a variety of other agencies e.g. Adult and children’s Social Care, Greater Manchester Police, Pure Innovations, carer forums.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Community Adult Learning Disability Team, providing specialist speech and language therapy  to adults with mild, moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities, including both communication and dysphagia.

Work will be undertaken in a variety of settings depending on the needs of the clients and carers. Our client basis is socially, culturally and linguistically diverse. 

You will take responsibility for devising, monitoring and evaluating specialist programmes of care for other professionals and/or carers to carry out.

You will work flexibly to manage own time efficiently to, for example plan and organise activities, prioritise tasks to meet deadlines, balance project and client based work.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.