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Locality Lead Speech and Language Therapist
The closing date is 16 October 2025
The post is an integral part of the North Community Learning Disability Team but also has citywide responsibilities shared with the other Speech and Language Locality
The post is part of a multidisciplinary health Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) integrated with Adult Social care providing high quality specialist speech and language therapy service to adults with significant learning disabilities
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Main duties of the job
To work as part of a multidisciplinary health and social care Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT) to provide a high quality specialist speech and language therapy service to adults with significant learning disabilities To carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
To act as an autonomous practitioner with specialist knowledge, skills and experience, to assess, diagnose and manage clients' communication and dysphagia needs within your specialist team.
To work as part of a city wide speech and language therapy service to benefit clients.
To provide highly specialist advice, education and training to increase the capacity and capability of others to work with people with a learning disability
Work will be undertaken in a variety of settings depending on the needs of the clients and carers. The client base will be socially, culturally and linguistically diverse.
To develop Speech and Language Therapy provision within the service with support from Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist
To undertake supervision and leadership of junior staff and students as required
To offer clinical support to other SLTs in more than one of the sub specialisms within the field of ALD.
To act as the speech and language therapy lead for the locality.
To deputise for the Professional Lead Speech and Language Therapist and Health Manager as necessary
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
* RCSLT accredited degree or equivalent Certificate to Practice as a speech and language therapist (SLT)
* Health and Care Professions Council registration.
* Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) e.g. completion of specialist short courses
* Basic postgraduate dysphagia course or equivalent.
* Membership of a relevant Clinical Excellence Network
* Evidence of postgraduate study at master's level or equivalent.
* Current driver's licence
Experience
* Significant experience working as a speech and language therapist with adults/children with learning disabilities at both bands 5 & 6.
* Significant experience of working within relevant specialist area(s) e.g. dysphagia, adult safeguarding, complex medical and end of life care, behaviours that challenge, alternative and augmentative communication, mental health, forensic contexts
* Experience of working collaboratively and successfully within multidisciplinary team/multi agency environment including with social care
* Experience of working collaboratively with relatives and paid carers
* Involvement in the development and delivery of training packages to a variety of audiences
* Experience of leading projects with colleagues in speech &language therapy and related disciplines.
* Experience of providing and coordinating placements for SLT students.
* Experience of supervising qualified SLTs
* Experience of working in an ethnically diverse environment.
* Experience of working within an inner city environment
* Involvement in audit and research
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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