Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy Team, working on the acute wards at The Royal Oldham Hospital, rotating into the dedicated critical care Speech and Language Therapy Team and participating in the weekly videofluoroscopy clinic and our out-patient service.
The successful post holder will join the existing team of 8 Speech and Language Therapists (6.77wte) and 2 Assistants (0.97wte) who between them cover acute medicine and surgery, critical care, neonatal intensive care, acute paediatrics, out-patients, videofluoroscopy and FEES, providing excellent opportunities for shared learning and experience. There is the expectation that the post holder will participate in the delivery of the many teaching programmes we provide to colleagues, as well as supporting our student SLTs on placement.
The team actively participate in clinical supervision both formally and informally and there is a regular journal club providing extra opportunities for CPD.
Key Responsibilities
- To be a specialist speech and language therapist in the field of adult acquired communication / swallowing disorders.
- To act as an autonomous practitioner with specialist knowledge, skills and experience, assessing, diagnosing and managing patients on the caseload.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of one’s professional and clinical work, working to agreed national and professional standards.
- To plan, deliver and evaluate clinical audit, research activities and in-service training within specialist area.
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The post will involve work on acute wards in a variety of medical / surgical areas including critical care, radiology and out-patients.
About Us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
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In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Contact Information
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sally Moncreiff
- Job title: Operational & Professional Lead for SLT
- Email address: sally.moncreiff@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 6278971
Additional Contacts
- Name: Maria Katsarou
- Job title: Dysphagia Lead
- Email address: maria.katsarou@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 6278971
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