Overview
To provide specialist Speech and Language therapy assessment, differential diagnosis and treatment for a caseload of adult patients with acquired communication and/or swallowing disorders within community settings. To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures in the areas of swallowing and communication disorders. To hold and manage a specialist caseload and be legally accountable for all clinical decisions and professional actions, seeking advice from senior colleagues as appropriate. To identify SMART goals and offer an appropriate therapy programme, taking into account the level of understanding, motivation, insight, level of support and self-management potential.
Responsibilities
* Provide highly specialist SLT services to adults referred to the community service.
* Provide specialist and multidisciplinary assessment of adults taking into account all necessary factors including premorbid skills and environmental factors.
* Provide differential diagnosis of the communication/swallowing impairment, clearly define strengths and needs, identify SMART goals and offer an appropriate therapy programme, taking into account the level of understanding, motivation, insight, level of support and self-management potential.
* Develop and provide SLT training within the department and to other professionals as well as to families/carers and SLT students (to degree level), SLT assistants and support workers.
* Manage a clinical caseload as an autonomous practitioner and demonstrate well developed knowledge of paediatric therapy as applicable, underpinned by current evidence based practice.
* Manage the ability to reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of a client?s communication and to identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
* Use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management and make appropriate differential diagnoses based on assessment findings.
Working for our organisation and professional responsibilities
* To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
* To comply with the Trust's policies on diversity, the consumption of alcohol and non-smoking.
* To report all clinical and non-clinical accidents or near misses promptly and, when required, to co-operate with any investigation undertaken.
For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
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