Speech and Language Therapist - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

Opportunities for flexible working
Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
Child Care Vouchers Scheme
Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes
Our SOOTHE resources supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters

- "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change

The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

The Speech and Language Therapy service is provided to adult patients with disorders of communication, dysphagia and associated problems within community and hospital settings.

You will work within uni/multi-disciplinary teams in assessing and treating adult acquired communication disorders and dysphagia.

You will contribute to the prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions, more timely discharges and the improvement of the health and wellbeing of the population served.

You will need to have the following skills or experience:

Be a registered Speech and Language Therapist
Pursue post graduate dysphagia training
A willingness to undertake postregistration training relevant to the post

You will received enhanced support to complete the RCSLT Newly Qualified Practitioner Competencies if not already completed.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees.

We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with Specialist Speech and Language Therapists, you will

Provide assessment for service users and formulate, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers.

The care/support plans may include the following:

Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
Increased functional ability
Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
Interventions in disease/condition management
Prevention and reduction of health inequalities
Admission avoidance
Early supported discharge
Case management/treatment/care plans
Palliative and end of life care
Be responsible for an agreed case load
Use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of care/support packages and treatment options available and consider each service user's personal circumstances and preferences in order to implement and adjust programmes of care and intervention.