Specialist Speech - Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic speech and language therapist looking to join our innovative service supporting adults in the community.

You will provide specialist speech and language therapy to people with a range of complex medical conditions /social needs and associated problems, completing visits in patient's homes and outpatient clinics.

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 our weekly Videofluoroscopy clinic, dysphagia management, with access to internal and external courses and much more.

You will be working alongside wider multi-disciplinary teams within community services which is made up of physiotherapy, community nursing, occupational therapy, and social workers.

Utilising specific Speech and Language Therapy skills to facilitate and optimise the treatment outcomes of patients.

Communicating sensitively and effectively with patients and / or carers to promote understanding and ensure inclusion in decision -making wherever possible.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of 2.6bn & 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'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.

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.

If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Diploma/Degree in Speech and language Therapy
Evidence of post graduate study relevant to specialism
Student Accreditation
Evidence of professional networking in area of specialisation

Appropriate relevant post grad experience working in a community setting
Evidence of managing a Dysphagia caseload in the community.
Supervision of junior staff/ students
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Trafford General Hospital,