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Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 03 September 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Manchester Airways Service for a 3-year secondment or fixed term position.
The Manchester Airways Service investigates and treats patients with breathlessness and laryngeal sensitivity thought to be caused by problems in the throat and upper chest, or by disturbance of the normal breathing pattern. The most common conditions we diagnose and manage are Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (ILO), Cough Hypersensitivity and Breathing Pattern Disorder.
Our service provides a tertiary level service, where patients are referred to us from both GPs and hospital consultants, regionally and nationally. We are a true multi-disciplinary team consisting of respiratory physicians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, clinical nurse specialist, psychologists and administration support. There are currently only ten similar services in the UK.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality assessment and treatment of upper airway dysfunction and complex breathlessness, taking responsibility for complex cases including Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction, heightened laryngeal sensitivity and other airway conditions. To take a lead on and provide evidenced based Speech and Language Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to patients and their carer's.
To work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide specialised programmes of care for patients on the caseload and provide specialist input into case conferences, regional multi-disciplinary team meetings and outpatient clinics as appropriate.
To act in a lead role initiating and providing input to the teaching, research, audit and service development functions of the respiratory department.
Supervision will be provided within the role as applicable.
About us
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.
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.
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
* Recognised Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
* Member of Health Professions Council
* Further relevant study
* Completion of advanced course in specialist field
Experience
* Working with adults with a broad range of disorders including respiratory, voice, swallowing and airway problems, in an acute / rehabilitation setting
* Multidisciplinary clinics
* Work with other relevant agencies
Skills
* Advanced/Expert knowledge of upper airway dysfunction / respiratory disorders
* Advanced/Expert knowledge of upper airways dysfunction and complex breathlessness management
* Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills
* Ability to manage patients independently
* Understanding of the roles of other health professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team
* Analytical, problem-solving abilities
* Negotiation / Conflict solving Skills
* Presentation Skills
* Ability to perform and interpret respiratory challenge laryngeal examinations for inducible laryngeal obstruction
* Research publications
* Ability to perform and interpret as appropriate respiratory investigations (e.g. Forced Exhaled Nitric Oxide)
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (pro rata)
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