Job Description

The post holder will provide an efficient and high quality speech & language therapy service within the Older People's Mental Health Service. As an experienced autonomous practitioner they will assess, diagnose and treat service users with communication problems and/or dysphagia in community and inpatient settings covered by this service. The post holder will participate in Continuing Professional Development, clinical audit and in service training.



Main Duties & Responsibilities



To work within the most appropriate location for the service user i.e. ward or in a community setting including nursing and residential homes as required

Team working and good communication skills are paramount within this role



We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.



Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.



All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.



If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:



Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.



Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance



Access to Continued Professional Development



Involvement in improvement and research activities



Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service



Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel



Clinical Responsibilities



To be responsible for managing a defined speech and language therapy caseload within the Older People's Mental Health Service

To adhere to national and local standards and guidelines relating to Professional Practice including RCSLT, NICE etc

To be responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, writing assessment reports, providing appropriate intervention and evaluating the treatment outcome for each individual patient

To prioritise, organise and manage a clinical caseload to ensure efficient and effective high quality patient care

To review and discharge individual patients

To seek second opinions when necessary

To make onward referrals when appropriate

To accept support from designated colleagues

To offer advice to relatives/carers and significant others about individual patients and demonstrate practical procedures when appropriate

To communicate complex condition-related information to patients, service users, carers and other staff in an appropriate manner.

To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice and encourage and motivate other members of the team

To maintain levels of professional competence and clinical knowledge according to the needs of the service

To offer clinical/professional advice within a multi-disciplinary setting to work collaboratively with patients and relatives/carers and other professionals and voluntary agencies to provide a model of care which addresses the patients' needs

To attend appropriate patient related meetings e.g. ward rounds, case conferences, discharge meetings ensuring effective communication of the patient's speech and language therapy needs

To work with volunteers and therapy support workers