Speech and Language Therapist
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 October 2025 |
| Location: | Telford, TF3 4NF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9301-25-1138 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities1. Be professionally accountable for all aspects of own work, including caseload management and direct clinical care. To work within the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Standards of Practice and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) standards.2. Obtain and record informed consent from clients at each contact in accordance with Trust policy.3. Carry out comprehensive specialist Speech and Language Therapy assessments for complex learning disabilities, some of whom have physical disabilities and/or autism. Interpret clinical information and data related to clinical parameters along with non-clinical information and use clinical reasoning skills to accurately diagnose and develop specific treatment plans.4. Provide specialist advice to other professionals or assessments to meet clients holistic care needs.5. Formulate and deliver individual treatment plans based on specialist knowledge, evidence-based practise, national and local guidelines using profession-specific clinical skills and techniques (e.g. 1:1 interventions, carer education, patient education).6. To undertake complex swallowing and communication assessments.7. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the evidence base related to Speech and Language Therapy assessment and interventions for this client group.8. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of instrumental assessment available (such as videofluoroscopy) and to be able to signpost to services who assess and provide this.9. Contribute to the multi-disciplinary clinical referral, assessment and discharge planning process and onward referral as required.10. Prioritise urgent, unexpected or planned referrals, adjusting caseloads and allocations to meet revised needs.