Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 24 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9310-25-1110 |
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. 1. The incumbent will exhibit highly specialised knowledge and clinical skills and will haveundergone appropriate post-registration training, including in the field of dysphagia management. 2. To possess an extensive understanding of Health and Social Care policies and legislation applicable to the service user group, within the context of professional practice. 3. To independently prioritize, maintain, and manage a complex specialist caseload within the multidisciplinary framework of the Adult Learning Disability Inpatient Service. 4. To be highly proficient in assessing, identifying, treating, and managing the specialist health and communication needs of adults with a learning disability. This includes risk assessment, and addressing complex conditions such as dysphagia, challenging behaviour, forensic issues, palliative care, mental health, and epilepsy. 5. To be highly proficient in identifying and implementing appropriate communication support, including manual signing, symbol use, accessible information, and approaches such as Intensive Interaction. 6. To enable the implementation, adaptation, and use of alternative and augmentative communication across various communication environments, collaborating with service users and their support networks. 7. To identify the need for and participate in the development and delivery of training packages aimed at enhancing the communication and other skills of support workers and others within the area working with adults with a learning disability. 8. To utilize highly specialist observation skills to assess service users and care/staff interactions (including verbal and non-verbal communication), encouraging adaptive strategies to maximize effective communication while being aware of cultural or linguistic differences. 9. To liaise and communicate effectively and sensitively with other professionals within the MDT and external agencies (e.g., Older People's Teams, Mental Health Teams, Drug and Alcohol, Palliative and Childrens Services, Local Authority), providing highly specialist advice as necessary. 10. To develop close working relationships, where appropriate, with other agencies involved in current cases, maintaining confidentiality requirements to promote complementary working relationships and ensure quality service in relation to service user care.