Specialist Speech & Language Therapist – Adult Community Neuro

NHS Jobs; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to work with adults in the Greenwich Neurorehabilitation Team. You will provide expert input for acquired neurological conditions in the community, conducting assessments, diagnoses and therapy planning, and discharging patients when appropriate.

You will work autonomously in the community, collaborate with specialist nurses and other professionals, and may supervise therapy assistants and SLT students as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist SLT input to adults with communication and swallowing impairments due to acquired neurological disorders in the community.
• Assess, diagnose and plan therapy programmes and discharge patients as appropriate.
• Supervise therapy assistant practitioners and SLT students, and work with specialist nurses and other health and social care practitioners.

Job description

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist – Adult Community Neuro

To provide specialist speech and language therapy input to clients with communication and swallowing impairments due to acquired neurological disorders, as part of the Greenwich Neurorehabilitation Team. This may be Early Supported Discharge, general neurology, or general community SLT input. To work as a lone and autonomous practitioner in the community. To manage a specialist caseload, including those with complex needs. Duties will include assessment, diagnosis, and therapy, planning therapy programmes and discharging patients. To work with specialist nurses and other health and social care practitioners to manage those with long term neurological conditions. To supervise therapy assistant practitioners and Speech & Language Therapy students, and if required, band 5 Speech & Language Therapists