Job summary
The Community Stroke and Neuro-Rehabilitation Team is a well established multidisciplinary team with extensive skills and knowledge. It comprises of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, neuropsychologists, specialist nurses (stroke,neuro and parkinson's disease), dietitians, therapy technicians, support workers, and an OT apprentice and provides specialist rehabilitation for adults with a stroke, acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions. Conditions include MS, MND, Parkinson's disease and TBI. It is currently a very exciting time as we are expanding our service to provide a stroke and neuro rehabilitation service in line with the GMNISDN service specification.The team is based inSale and provides specialist rehabilitation programmes in patient's homes, clinics and outpatient facilities across the borough of Trafford.This post offers an exciting opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist to consolidate their neurological rehabilitation skills within a well-established MDT which offers community stroke and neurological rehabilitation pathways. We provide services in client's homes and other community settings.
Main duties of the job
- To carry out the initial assessment of patients referred to the Community Stroke and Neuro- rehabilitation team (CNRT) team.
- To be responsible for providing subsequent specialist assessments for patients within the caseload to assist in the determination of the medical/clinical diagnosis and formulation of treatment plans, utilising goals agreed with the patient.
- To plan, deliver, evaluate, and modify specialist programmes of care for patients with complex medical conditions /social needs, providing advice to patients and carers in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies involved.
- To be actively involved in the use of research and audit to ensure that treatment is evidenced based and informs service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
- To support the Service Manager to ensure that support staff are clear about their responsibilities and accountability and that they have received appropriate training and supervision and are competent to carry out any duties that are delegated to them.
- To support the development of a culture of accountability and governance at all levels
- To maintain and develop close working links with other Speech and language therapists in the team.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £1.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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're proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're also 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 and tackling climate change.
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.
Join us and you'll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.
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. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.
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. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.
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. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.
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. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree
- HCPC
- Short Course / Post Graduate course relevant to specialism
Desirable
- Dysphagia competencies
- student acreditation
- evidence of professional networking in area of specialism
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of NSF NICE and Care Pathways
- Ability to undertake appropriate SALT assessments
- Caseload management
- Able to use clinical reasoning to make a relevant SALT diagnosis and formulate treatment plans
- Knowledge of issues relating to Clinical Governance
- Capability to manage own workload without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience of Videofluoroscopy assessment.
- Working knowledge of supportive technologies
- Attendance on leadership course
Experience
Essential
- evidence of working with patients with complex neurological impairment
- MDT working
- Working with carers/relatives
- Post graduate experience in a community setting
Desirable
- evidence of managing a dysphagia caseload
Personal attributes and abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal/communication skills
- Excellent written skills
- To work part of a team
- Time management
- Problem solving / negotiation
- Reflective skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree
- HCPC
- Short Course / Post Graduate course relevant to specialism
Desirable
- Dysphagia competencies
- student acreditation
- evidence of professional networking in area of specialism
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of NSF NICE and Care Pathways
- Ability to undertake appropriate SALT assessments
- Caseload management
- Able to use clinical reasoning to make a relevant SALT diagnosis and formulate treatment plans
- Knowledge of issues relating to Clinical Governance
- Capability to manage own workload without direct supervision
Desirable
- Experience of Videofluoroscopy assessment.
- Working knowledge of supportive technologies
- Attendance on leadership course
Experience
Essential
- evidence of working with patients with complex neurological impairment
- MDT working
- Working with carers/relatives
- Post graduate experience in a community setting
Desirable
- evidence of managing a dysphagia caseload
Personal attributes and abilities
Essential
- Good interpersonal/communication skills
- Excellent written skills
- To work part of a team
- Time management
- Problem solving / negotiation
- Reflective skills
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).
