Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

To assess clients and to make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from the assessment, seeking advice as appropriate.

To develop care plans and provide appropriate intervention using knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management.

To provide advice to others regarding the management and care of clients/clients with communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties.

To work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client/client management, ensuring that clients are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans (e.g. goal setting) whenever possible to ensure optimum outcomes.

To support MDT in carrying out mental capacity assessments for those with communication impairment and support more junior SLT staff in this process. To assume that all clients have the mental capacity to make informed choices unless the person has been assessed as unable to make a specific decision and this is recorded in the client's records.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

You'll support people in their own homes, care homes and outpatient settings across the South and southwest of Hampshire. Our patients include those recovering from strokes, people living with Parkinson's disease or dementia, and frail or older individuals who need support with communication or swallowing.

Your role will involve development of this new service, carrying out assessments, developing care plans to improve safety, independence, and quality of life, and you'll work with colleagues to ensure that care is delivered where it's needed most.

You'll provide clinical guidance within the team, supporting junior colleagues and contributing to multidisciplinary working. You'll also have access to career progression opportunities, structured training, competency signoffs and CPD to help you continue to grow.

This is a Monday to Friday service with no weekend, nights or on-call work. From day one, you'll benefit from our NHS Pension Scheme, 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, car leasing and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as NHS discounts on shopping, travel and leisure.

If you're ready to take the next step in your SLT career, with a drive to help shape a new service, we'd love to hear from you.