Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Chwefror 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9216-26-0279 |
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1. To be responsible for prioritisation, assessment, diagnosis, and development of specialised treatment programmes and discharge for personal/shared caseload for inpatients, with access to second opinions from highly specialist or Professional Lead SLT as required. 2. To independently manage personal caseload with complex speech, language, communication and dysphagia difficulties with reference to theory, published research and evidence, and agreed best practice. 3. To prioritise and respond to medical and other referrals in line with departmental guidelines and exercising professional judgement based on extended clinical experience. 4. To undertake a range of formal and informal assessments, including risk analysis of swallowing, understanding and use of voice and communication and to make judgements re normal and abnormal functioning. 5. To make judgements about when to refer patients for videofluoroscopy/FEES examination taking into account the risks and benefits of the procedure. To participate in the examination with radiology colleagues and to jointly interpret results in order plan appropriate SLT treatment. 6. To be responsible for ensuring patients safety with regard to eating and drinking by assessing, monitoring and updating, and communicating details of safe practice to the patient, medical and ward staff, and carers, ensuring that recommendations are clearly documented in medical notes and at the bedside. 7. To identify, collect, analyse, and interpret complex case related information and data from patients, carers and other relevant sources in order to reach an accurate diagnosis. 8. To reach differential diagnoses on the basis of assimilated evidence from formal and informal assessments including psychological factors (some of which may be conflicting) and with reference to normal and abnormal criterion and research evidence. 9. To prioritise and decide on appropriate specialised treatment/management matched to individual patient/family need including use of communication aids and to adapt and modify treatment options based on extended clinical expertise whilst ensuring patient/carers are fully involved in the decision making process. 10. To be responsible for updating medical/ward notes, departmental notes, a range of report writing including legal, and dissemination of findings to appropriate professionals and relevant others For further details please see the attached JD & PS