Speech and Language Therapist

This 3 day a week post will suit an HCPC-registered, qualified Speech and Language Therapist who has theoretical knowledge of cleft lip and palate and related disorders at a post-graduate level or equivalent, as well as advanced level clinical experience of GOS.SP.ASS. (Great Ormond Street Assessment), videofluoroscopy and nasendoscopy investigations. You will be highly motivated about your work and keen to make a difference to the lives of the patients in your care. Naturally you will have excellent clinical, communication and interpersonal skills. We will expect good time management capabilities to ensure you can manage your own caseload efficiently. Analytical and reflection skills are essential as is knowledge and experience of delivering different evidence- based therapy approaches and you will have experience of working with a multidisciplinary team. You will enjoy the challenge of participating in audit and research projects and you will relish this opportunity to use clinical, This role requires an expert level of diagnostic skill and the ability to carry out detailed assessments of complex speech problems as well as being able to plan and deliver appropriate intervention. You will also lead specialist speech investigation clinics (involving videofluoroscopy and nasendoscopy), provide second opinions on the speech of patients referred with suspected velopharyngeal incompetence and frequently travel out across the Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire areas to support, advise and train speech and language therapists working in community or school settings.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 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 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.