Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We are excited to invite applications for this specialist SLT post working with patients with Head & Neck cancer! You will work at the hub of H&N cancer service provision for patients throughout Greater Manchester. We work with inpatients and outpatients, delivering quality SLT intervention to add communication and swallowing problems. We have regular VF and FEES clinics (training can be provided) as well as regular laryngectomy valve-change clinics (training provided). The team is led by H&N Clinical Lead SLT and benefits from regular, ongoing CPD. The team also benefits from the larger SLT team covering many specialities across our service. If you have an interest in/passion for working with H&N populations, we'd love to hear from you!

• To be a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the field of adult acquired swallowing/communication disorders in patients with Head & Neck cancer.
• To deliver highly specialist SLT intervention to inpatients and outpatients with Head & Neck cancer across the Trust.
• To work closely and effectively with SLT/ENT colleagues and other relevant stakeholders across the Trust/city wide.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Su Durant Job title: Clinical Lead SLT - H&N Email address: susanna.durant@mft.nhs.uk Leanne Nicholson AHP & Professional Lead - SALT leanne.nicholson@mft.nhs.uk