Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Speech & Language Therapist to join our friendly clinical team supporting adults with learning disabilities in the community. This is a new opportunity offering long-term career progression to develop your clinical skills through from a Band 5 to a specialist Band 6 position.
What do we aim for?
- effective and empowering communication with people with learning disabilities
- safe, pleasurable and dignified eating & drinking
You will be based in a community learning disability team with colleagues from physiotherapy, clinical psychology, nursing, occupational therapy, psychiatry and social work.
You will work with clients with a range of learning disabilities and associated difficulties e.g. sensory impairments, mental health conditions, autism and physical disabilities.
We work with people and their careers wherever it is most meaningful to offer support - for example this could be in their family homes, supported tenancies, colleges, local communities, work places and day centers.
This role offers the opportunity to develop your expertise in a variety of clinical areas. As a core part of the progression route to Band 6 you will be supported to complete the post-basic dysphagia course to develop your independence and skills as a specialist practitioner.
Wider clinical support will be available through regular clinical supervision, SLT meetings, project work and access to internal and external courses.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a multidisciplinary health and social care Community Learning Disability Team providing speech and language therapy to adults with significant learning disabilities and communication difficulties, both receptive and expressive ranging in type and severity.
To manage a designated dysphagia caseload within the field of ALD dependent on experience.
Work will be undertaken in a variety of settings depending on the needs of the clients and carers.
The client base will be socially, culturally and linguistically diverse.
The exact duties and place of work may vary according to the needs of the service and negotiation with the post holder.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
essential and desirable
Essential
- oRCSLT accredited degree or equivalent Certificate to Practice as a speech and language therapist (SLT)
- oHealth and Care Professions Council registration
- oFull membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
- oA good theoretical and practical knowledge of communication impairments.
- oSkills to work with carers and clients to assess the communication skills of adults with learning disabilities.
Desirable
- oPostgraduate basic certificate in dysphagia issued by a course recognised by RCSLT
- oCurrent driving license and access to transport.
- oSkills in working with people with profound/multiple disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Person Specification
essential and desirable
Essential
- oRCSLT accredited degree or equivalent Certificate to Practice as a speech and language therapist (SLT)
- oHealth and Care Professions Council registration
- oFull membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
- oA good theoretical and practical knowledge of communication impairments.
- oSkills to work with carers and clients to assess the communication skills of adults with learning disabilities.
Desirable
- oPostgraduate basic certificate in dysphagia issued by a course recognised by RCSLT
- oCurrent driving license and access to transport.
- oSkills in working with people with profound/multiple disabilities and challenging behaviour.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
