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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team at Macclesfield District General Hospital.

You will join our forward thinking and highly experienced team to deliver quality care to patients with communication and swallowing disorders in a general community and outpatient setting. Patients will be seen in outpatient clinic, their own home, care home or virtually. We offer a dysphagia rapid access service where patients are seen in a timely manner in order to reduce hospital admissions. You will have experience of working with adults with a range of complex long term conditions and be competent in the assessment and management of dysphagia and communication disorders.

Enthusiastic and motivated, you will be confident liaising with a range of health care professionals. You will be innovative and able to contribute to the development of the Speech and Language Therapy Service. Previous experience of working with patients in a community setting are essential. The successful applicant must also have completed their dysphagia post graduate competencies.

To work as an autonomous clinician to provide specialist speech and language therapy to a high standard through appropriate assessment, and accurate analysis and clinical reasoning in order to interpret, diagnose as appropriate, set goals and provide treatment for patients with a range of complex neurological, head and neck and long term conditions delivering therapy in the most appropriate environment for the patient e.g. in-patient wards, outpatient clinic, home, nursing homes.

To use specialist knowledge and skills to contribute to the multidisciplinary case management to ensure appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required embracing neighbourhood team philosophies.

To support and contribute to the operational delivery of specialist services and the development of initiatives, ensuring consistent service delivery with other clinical specialist services.

Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents.

We are committed to providing the best quality integrated care to our patients. To achieve this aim we need highly motivated staff who are united by common values and behaviours.

We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we actively support our staff to develop their capabilities to the full, with a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. We look forward to you joining us so that we can bring out your best.

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.

• HCPC (Health and Care Professional Council) registration
• Membership of a relevant professional body

• Post registration knowledge which is relevant to the specialist area and evidenced by CPD (Continuing Professional Development)
• Awareness of the national and local priorities and changing trends in specialist area.

• Advanced communication and listening skills
• Ability to lead junior colleagues

• Proven post registration experience, some of which is in a relevant setting / associated area.
• Experience of contributing to the teaching and mentoring of staff & members of the MDT.

• Proven post registration experience of working with patients with a range of neurological and long term conditions.
• Post basic qualifications in dysphagia or equivalent knowledge and experience

• Car driver / ability to demonstrate travel to other settings including domiciliary settings

• Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata *Subject to job matching**