Autonomous Inpatient SLT (Adults) - Dysphagia Focus

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapist to work across acute wards at Leighton Hospital on a fixed-term contract. You will assess and manage swallowing and communication difficulties, operate autonomously, and collaborate with MDTs to deliver patient-centred care.

The role offers opportunities for clinical supervision, peer supervision and ongoing in-service training, with developments such as sEMG, MBSImP, videofluoroscopy

Qualifications

• Experience in the assessment and management of dysphagia and acquired communication caseload.
• Post-graduate dysphagia training desirable.
• Ability to work autonomously within multidisciplinary teams (MDTs).

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage a shared dysphagia and acquired communication caseload as an autonomous practitioner.
• Collaborate with MDTs to deliver goal-focused, person-centred therapy to individuals and their relatives.
• Engage in supervision, training, and service developments (e.g. sEMG, MBSImP, videofluoroscopy clinics).

Skills

Dysphagia assessment

Autonomous practice

MDT collaboration

Job description

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an enthusiastic Speech & Language Therapist to work across acute wards at Leighton Hospital on a fixed-term contract. You will assess and manage swallowing and communication difficulties, operate autonomously, and collaborate with MDTs to deliver patient-centred care.

The role offers opportunities for clinical supervision, peer supervision and ongoing in-service training, with developments such as sEMG, MBSImP, videofluoroscopy