Speech and Language therapist Dysphagia lead

NHS Jobs; Cardiff; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 56.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

NHS Jobs in Cardiff seeks a Speech and Language Therapist Dysphagia Lead to provide highly specialist assessment and management for complex eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. You will conduct comprehensive swallowing assessments and develop individualized management plans in line with dysphagia policy.

The role involves instrumental referral decisions, multidisciplinary collaboration, and ongoing review of patients with changing swallowing status to ensure safe, person-centred care.

Qualificações

• Specialist dysphagia assessment and management expertise.

Responsabilidades

• Provide highly specialist assessment and management of complex eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.
• Undertake comprehensive clinical swallowing assessments and develop individualised dysphagia management recommendations.
• Assess oral motor structure and function and the efficiency and safety of swallowing per dysphagia policy.
• Make complex clinical decisions regarding eating and drinking, including food texture and fluid consistency recommendations.
• Identify when instrumental assessment is indicated and support onward referral to videofluoroscopy when required.
• Develop clear, person-centred Eating, Drinking and Swallowing plans for the wider team to implement safely.
• Review individuals after changes in presentation, health status or swallowing risk.
• Contribute specialist EDS expertise to multidisciplinary assessment, care planning and discharge planning.

Descrição da vaga

Speech and Language therapist Dysphagia lead

Provide highly specialist assessment and management of individuals presenting with complex eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. Undertake comprehensive clinical swallowing assessments and develop individualised dysphagia management recommendations. Assess oral motor structure and function and the efficiency and safety of swallowing, consistent with the organisation's dysphagia policy. Make complex clinical decisions regarding eating and drinking, including recommendations relating to food texture, fluid consistency, positioning, pacing, level of assistance and environmental factors. Identify where instrumental assessment is clinically indicated and support appropriate onward referral/access to investigations such as videofluoroscopy where required. Develop clear, person-centred Eating, Drinking and Swallowing plans/guidance that can be safely implemented by the wider team. Review individuals following changes in presentation, health status, swallowing ability or identified risk. Provide specialist advice in situations involving complex dysphagia and choking/aspiration risk. Contribute specialist EDS expertise to multidisciplinary assessment, care planning, risk management, review and transition/discharge planning.