Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Employer:

NHS Jobs

Location:

Stafford, ST16 3SR

Pay:

£47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year, £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

18/03/2026

Provide interventions in formed by NICE Guidance and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy (RCSLT) guidelines as well as other relevant local and national drivers.

Responsible for prioritising own workload, allocation of work to oneself and other staff, and to cover all levels of priority of work within the service.

Provide specific communication assessments and advice, as part of the assessment process, culminating in an agreed plan of action and or care and intervention.

This would include the use of recognised/agreed standardised Speech and Language Therapy assessment tools alongside profession specific and generic outcome measures

4. Day to day line management responsibility for staff working within the service including management of sickness, performance, recruitment and appraisals.

Make clinical judgements informed by clinical reasoning and recommendations regarding appropriate actions/sign posting in consultation with multi-disciplinary staff and in accordance with the service specification.

Carry out specialist assessments (within service specification) to identify communication needs for service users and if indicated develop an agreed action plan of care.

Deliver a range of speech and language interventions following specific speech and language therapy assessments to enable understanding of any expression of an unmet need and to maximise an individuals abilities.

Complete and contribute to robust risk assessments and risk management plans.

Lead the management of a complex caseload, which includes specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach).

Attend clinical meetings as appropriate to facilitate a safe and timely discharge into a community setting and or move on to future placements.

Knowledge of national, regional and local drivers underpinning service delivery including the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 (revised 2007) regulations including Mental Capacity Act (2005), RCSLT Guidelines.

Actively maintain and demonstrate an up-to-date knowledge of national guidelines, standards, legislation, and professional developments in current methods in the treatment of clients conditions within the specialism.

Actively engage in the organisations clinical governance initiatives, for example to participate and lead in audit, clinical supervision and bringing critically evaluated evidence and research into practice.

Participate and lead on research within area of clinical expertise where possible to raise understanding and awareness of the benefits of Speech and Language Therapy and awareness of communication.

Lead on the development and delivery of specialist Speech and Language Therapy education and training to: clients, carers, families staff, students and other relevant organisations.

To adhere to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Code of Ethics and HCPC Professional Code of Conduct, and Core Standards for Speech and Language Therapists.

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