Adult Community Speech and Language Therapist

The role

This Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist will provide specialist assessment, treatment, and management for adults with acquired speech, language, communication needs, and eating and drinking difficulties. You will work across community settings to support adults with neurological and progressive conditions.

What you will do

• Carry out comprehensive assessments of adults with acquired speech, language, and communication needs.
• Assess, treat, and manage adults experiencing eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties, including dysphagia.
• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans.
• Support adults with communication and swallowing difficulties associated with neurological and progressive conditions, age-related changes, and other health conditions.
• Deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions across a range of community settings.
• Monitor patients' progress, review treatment outcomes, and adapt intervention plans.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinical documentation.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families, and carers.
• Provide advice and guidance to support communication, safe eating and drinking, and patient independence.

Required qualifications

• A recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration.
• Relevant experience working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Experience assessing and managing dysphagia and communication needs associated with neurological or progressive conditions.
• The ability to independently assess patients, develop treatment plans, and deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and clinical reasoning skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload across community settings.
• A proactive, compassionate, and patient-centred approach to care.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

About the company

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