Band 6 Speech And Language Therapist

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Specialist Adult Speech and Language Therapist

Cumberland Infirmary - North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS

Up to £26.78

Details below but full JD available on request

• To provide specialist assessment management and treatment to patients with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in a range of settings across acute and community.
• To be responsible for a specialist Speech and Language therapy caseload of adults with diverse therapy needs.
• To participate in the co-ordination, development and delivery of training programmes and information packages for colleagues in health, voluntary sector organisations, and family / carers.
• To be responsible for the assessment treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based specialised therapy interventions for a defined caseload.
• To undertake comprehensive assessment of adults with diverse presentations, using self-determined investigative and analytical skills, to formulate hypotheses in order to determine a diagnosis.
• To establish individualized management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of evidence based treatment skills and options to formulate interventions and programmes of care.
• To promote health and reduce inequalities for adults and their families and communities, so that they may be able to maximise their potential.
• To work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary framework to achieve integrated care for patients.

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