Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Head & Neck
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 6 months (6-month maternity cover)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 349-CSS-6939614*
Site: North Manchester General Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for a dysphagia-trained SLT to join our team to work with patients with H&N cancer as well as on acute wards! An interest and experience in H&N is expected. We're a large, friendly team with great CPD opportunities, and regular supervision.
Main duties of the job
* To provide an efficient and high quality specialised speech & language therapy service for patients on the acute wards and to those with a Head and Neck (H&N) cancer diagnosis who may be inpatients or outpatients.
* To supervise recently qualified speech & language therapists, assistants and students.
* To participate in Continuing Professional Development, clinical audit and in service training.
* To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards.
Working for our organisation
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’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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Recognised Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* Member of HCPC
* Completion of post-graduate dysphagia competencies
* Further relevant study
* RCSLT membership
* Participation in CENs
* Advanced knowledge of acquired disorders of dysphagia and treatment approaches
* Knowledge of communication disorders and treatment approaches
* Ability to manage patients independently
* Understanding of the roles of other health professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team
* Analytical, problem-solving abilities
* Negotiation Skills
* Presentation Skills
* Knowledge of treatment approaches applicable to people with H&N cancer
* Ability to interpret videofluoroscopy examinations
* Ability to perform Cervical Auscultation
Experience
* Independent working with adults with a broad range of communication disorders and swallowing problems in an acute setting
* Teamworking
* Experience with a H&N cancer caseload
* Training and supervision of others
* Videofluoroscopy Clinics
* Work with other relevant agencies
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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