Acute Lead Speech & Language Therapist

Clinical responsibilities

Provide specialist differential diagnosis, clinical advice and care plans/therapy to clients with communication and/or swallowing implementing specialist programmes as a highly specialist member of the SLT Team Liaise with the SLT inpatient lead and the SLT acute lead at DVH regarding the acute caseload of patients and day to day associated team management Manage and prioritise own highly specialist caseload independently Contribute to specialist clinical teams by discussing own and others input around clients needs ensuring a well co-ordinated care plan Make appropriate clinical decisions following highly specialist assessment, including recognising potential breakdown Make a differential diagnosis on the basis of evidence from highly specialist assessment Reflect on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of the clients communication and identify appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness Determine the clinical need for videofluoroscopy or FEES assessment for clients and assist in the assessment and analysis to devise an appropriate management plan Responsible for devising and delivering a specialist package of care which is appropriate to the client group and the individual client circumstances. Work closely with clients, carers and families, agreeing decision making relevant to the client management including situations involving end of life issues Ensure that clients and carers are involved in the planning and implementation of their specialist care plans Please see attached job description for further details