Speech and Language Therapist Voice Lead

NHS Jobs; New Jersey; On-site; USD 60,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Speech and Language Therapist Voice Lead at NHS Jobs provides specialist assessment, diagnosis and intervention for adults and young adults (16-18) with ENT-related difficulties. You will collaborate with primary, secondary and tertiary services to ensure a seamless, high-quality service and provide second opinions for colleagues in the specialist area.

You will supervise other SLTs, manage a highly specialist clinical caseload, and make discharge decisions with a high level of competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist SLT assessment, diagnosis and intervention for adults and 16–18s with ENT-related difficulties.
• Lead and supervise SLTs; manage a highly specialist clinical caseload and prioritise risks.
• Offer second opinions and discharge decisions, using evidence-based practice and outcome measures.

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist Voice Lead

To provide specialist SLT assessment, diagnosis and intervention to adults and young adults (aged 16-18) with difficulties relating to ENT disorders. To work collaboratively with colleagues in the primary, secondary and tertiary services who are involved with care for patients on the caseload ensuring a seamless, high quality service. To provide second opinions for other colleagues in specialist area. To work as a member of the SLT team for adults with acquired difficulties of communication voice and / or swallowing, providing supervision to other SLTs. Responsible and accountable for the management of own highly specialist clinical caseload of patients with complex communication, voice and/or swallowing difficulties. This will necessitate prioritisation of a risk assessed caseload. To utilise evidence-based knowledge within specialist clinical area through experience and academic study to a post graduate level. To evaluate and make management and discharge decisions with a high level of competence. To record and interpret personally generated clinical observations and provide feedback for clients/carers/professionals and relevant others at a highly specialist level To provide highly specialist differential diagnosis, second opinions, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication, voice and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties. This includes analysis of facts and a comparison of a range of options for appropriate intervention, implementing specialist programmes where appropriate. To monitor and evaluate clinical effectiveness using provided support, evidence based practice and outcome measures. To undertake, analyse and interpret specialist assessments (Tracheostomy and/or Videofluoroscopy and/or FEES and /or Voice Clinic images based on competencies). The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.