Speech and language Therapist-Auditory Therapist-Teacher of the Deaf

Manchester Paediatric Cochlear Implant ProgrammeSpeech & Language Therapist/ Teacher of the Deaf/ Aural HabilitationistBand 6 Full time : 37.5 Hours/week, You will provide a comprehensive specialist speech and language /aural habilitation therapy service, working autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team providing support to profoundly deaf children, adolescents and adults who use cochlear implants

You willtravel to see patients in their local environments and to provide specialist clinical expertise and support to local medical and educational professional staff and families.

You will manage your own caseload and will participate in the service delivery of speech and language intervention to the patients within the Cochlear Implant Programme, adapting the therapy input and intervention as necessary based on service need.Whilst the largest proportion of the caseload will be with paediatric patients, support will also be given to adolescent and adult patients

You will have an interest in working with children, young people and adults with hearing loss. Cochlear implant experience is not essential as full training will be provided. There will be the opportunity to undertake training in Auditory Verbal Therapy and participate in on-going research projects.

You'll work in partnership with families and local providers to ensure the maximum speech, language and auditory potential of children, young people and adults with cochlear implants in a variety of settings.

You should have a recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy, Teacher of the Deaf or Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist. Additional qualifications in audiology, psychology or sign language is desirable.

The post involves centre, home and school-based services, so a full driving licence is essential.

There will be ample opportunities for professional development through performance management and attendance at national and international conferences.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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.