Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Here in Manchester Local Care Organisation,  we are a forward thinking , motivated SALT team looking for one permanent , enthusiastic Band 6  therapist to join our Mainstream Schools Team . 

With a good theoretical knowledge of paediatric communication impairments, and an understanding of the issues affecting an inner city, multi-ethnic community, you will have a particular enthusiasm to work with children in mainstream schools and with children who have  developmental language disorder.

Working alongside key partners such as parents, schools and other health workers in managing the child's needs you will be based within the mainstream schools team within the larger citywide service.

In Manchester many of the patients are from families whose mother tongue is not English. You will require access to a vehicle for work purposes.

The Manchester SALT team is a large, well-established and supportive department. There is a good CPD process including clinical support and mentoring. There are opportunities to attend internal SIG's and peer support groups. We also offer a comprehensive induction programme, 1-1’s and annual appraisals to develop knowledge and skills where appropriate.

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To provide SALT support to children on the caseload who have Speech, language and communication  needs within a mainstream school setting.    You will be involved in assessment, intervention and follow up of these children.  You will be working within schools providing support around universal, targeted and specialist speech and language, communication needs.  This will involve training to school staff and specific provision as appropriate to the school you are working in. 

As a band 6 SALT you will also be involved in supporting other SLTs who are developing their competencies and provide training to other professionals.  eg Specialist support teachers, TA's and parents/carers. 

Working for our organisation

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.