Speech and Language Therapist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Sale; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are recruiting to a band 5 Speech and Language Therapy role. The applicant will be responsible for a caseload of children in early years complex needs (nurseries/home visits) and in clinics with children with speech sound difficulties. This may include complex cases. The role involves independent assessment, diagnosis and treatment for the designated caseload which includes people from a wide range of social and ethnic backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Independent assessment of speech, language and communication needs in nurseries, at home and in community clinics.
2. Planning, implementing and evaluating treatment programmes, including enabling implementation by carers and support staff.
3. Dissemination of the results of assessments, difficult diagnoses and management of communication disability to parents, carers and other professionals in a sensitive and clear manner.
4. Counselling and advising parents and/or carers regarding the impact of the communication disorder and negotiate care packages, taking into account the individual’s needs and circumstances and encouraging users to follow the care plan.
5. Analysis of results of standardised and informal assessments of communication disorders, identifying strengths and needs in clients in order to plan treatment in partnership with service users, taking due regard for variations in cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
6. Rapid transcription of conversational speech and analyse the detail of speech sounds, grammar and prosody using highly developed auditory and perceptual skills.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England 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 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Lucy McGill
Job title: Interim HoS for Children's Speech & Lang Therapy
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07976344756