Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Overview

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist — Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The role supports people with learning disabilities who have complex communication needs, manages dysphagia, and works as part of an MDT to provide person-centred holistic care.

• Full management responsibility for managing and prioritising caseload.
• Supervise other speech and language therapists and support workers in the team.
• Provide clinical leadership and training to the wider staff team with regards to speech, language and communication.
• Provide in-depth specialist speech and language therapy assessments for more complex service users referred to the team.
• To formulate and implement support plans as part of the MDT.
• Advising team manager about capacity / gaps in service delivery / operational issues.
• To facilitate the education of service users, relatives and other agencies concerned with provision of learning disability services in the community.
• To ensure Safeguarding requirements are upheld.
• Promote health and reduce inequalities for all patients accessing the speech and language therapy service.
• Use highly developed skills to convey complex and sensitive clinical information, using a high level of persuasive and motivational skill to enable others to follow swallowing/therapy plans.

Knowsley and sometimes supporting St Helens Team.