About the role
Salary: £32073.00 to £39043.00
Are you an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist passionate about developing your knowledge and skills in providing Community Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties?
To provide speech and language therapy assessment, treatments and review for patients referred into the services with acquired communication, voice and swallowing needs. This will be for patients predominantly in their place of residence but will include clinic and other settings.
To be an integral part of the Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke Service/Adult Community SLT service.
To provide evidenced based specialist therapy assessments assessment and appropriate therapy intervention to patients referred to the service.
Follow defined stroke and neurological care pathways and other relevant rehabilitation pathways as directed by line management.
To liaise closely with members of the interdisciplinary team and wider multidisciplinary team as required, facilitating effective caseload management.
To utilise specialist skill and knowledge to manage a neurological caseload.
To have general knowledge of a variety of conditions including neurological, care of the elderly, understanding the impact of multi pathological presentation.
To utilise a comprehensive range of evidenced based specialist assessments and treatment to patients in their own home or in a clinic environment.
To assist in the quality and activity monitoring systems, to support evaluation of effectiveness of the service.
To assist in the maintenance and development of the service.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.