Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

To assess, diagnose and develop treatment plans for service users, including those with learning disabilities, additional sensory and/or physical disabilities, neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health diagnoses and challenging behaviour. To be responsible for managing a defined caseload, in the context of the service caseload, with ongoing formal evaluation of clinical effectiveness using specified outcome measures To work with and be available to other SLTs and multidisciplinary Assistant Therapy Practitioners (ATPs) for support and joint consultation regarding clinical practice as required To work with service users and carers to identify SLT requirements as part of the overall care plan To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the service user and carer To contribute to multidisciplinary forensic risk assessments To assess for, advise on and facilitate reasonable adjustments in the context of access to the criminal justice system To monitor, evaluate and modify interventions with service users to ensure effectiveness of intervention and positive outcomes To have knowledge and understanding of the application of alternative and augmentative communication To have the skills needed to facilitate group work with service users To undertake complex risk assessment and risk management for individual clients To ensure that clients are consulted and involved in decision about their care

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust