Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
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Speech and language therapists
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Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to our established Speech and Language Therapy Team.
The Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team (SST), based in Eccles, is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Care, and Support Workers. We provide a service across Greater Manchester for autistic people and those with a learning disability who present with forensic risk or are at risk of an avoidable hospital admission or placement breakdown.
You will be expected to work across Greater Manchester and liaise with local health, social care and Criminal Justice agencies, to develop proactive and preventative risk‑mitigation support.
You will be part of a highly skilled team of Speech and Language Therapists who provide both core and specialist input across the service. Working alongside therapists with advanced expertise in social communication and social competency, you’ll have excellent opportunities to develop your own specialist skills.
The service is committed to continuous professional development, ensuring we remain informed about new and innovative practices. There may also be opportunities to contribute to research projects.
You will receive regular clinical supervision from the Lead Speech and Language Therapist, alongside wider peer‑supervision opportunities, as well as strong links with relevant Clinical
The Greater Manchester Specialist Support Team (SST), based in Eccles, is a multidisciplinary team consisting of Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Care, and Support Workers. We provide a service across Greater Manchester for autistic people and those with a learning disability who present with forensic risk or are at risk of an avoidable hospital admission or placement breakdown.
You will be expected to work across Greater Manchester and liaise with local health, social care and Criminal Justice agencies, to develop proactive and preventative risk‑mitigation support.
You will be part of a highly skilled team of Speech and Language Therapists who provide both core and specialist input across the service. Working alongside therapists with advanced expertise in social communication and social competency, you’ll have excellent opportunities to develop your own specialist skills.
The service is committed to continuous professional development, ensuring we remain informed about new and innovative practices. There may also be opportunities to contribute to research projects.
You will receive regular clinical supervision from the Lead Speech and Language Therapist, alongside wider peer‑supervision opportunities, as well as strong links with relevant Clinical
Excellence Networks.
To Provide high quality specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs as part of a MDT to develop effective clinical services to meet the complex needs of people with behaviour that challenges particularly those whose behaviour presents serious risks to the community.
Clinical supervision and support will be provided by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to ensure professional development and high-quality care delivery.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently deliveri
To Provide high quality specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs as part of a MDT to develop effective clinical services to meet the complex needs of people with behaviour that challenges particularly those whose behaviour presents serious risks to the community.
Clinical supervision and support will be provided by a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to ensure professional development and high-quality care delivery.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently deliveri
ng a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sammy Porter Job title: Operational Team Manager Email address: sammy.porter@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01613834460
To arrange an informal chat or visit please contact Sammy by telephone or email.
0161 383 4460
sammy.porter@merseycare.nhs.uk
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sammy Porter Job title: Operational Team Manager Email address: sammy.porter@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01613834460
To arrange an informal chat or visit please contact Sammy by telephone or email.
0161 383 4460
sammy.porter@merseycare.nhs.uk