Speech & language Therapist
Band 6 Speech and language Therapist:
Location:Doncaster
Start date: ASAP
Placement length: To be discussed at interview
Main Duties / Responsibilities:
- To provide specialist support to adult patients/service users including support with alternative and augmentative communication aids.
- To ensure well co-ordinated, integrated care plan for individual patients/service users.
- To independently assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of communication disorders for clients with complex speech, language and cognitive disorder, using both standardised assessment and informal assessment protocols.
- To independently assess, diagnose and treat patients with dysphagia and to refer for specialist instrumental assessment of the swallow as and when indicated.
- To regularly liaise with and give specialist advice to professionals from other statutory agencies e.g. Social Services.
- To work flexibly across a wide variety of settings, including wards, clinics and patient’s homes providing specialist advice and management of complex patient needs.
- To communicate complex conditions and related information from assessment to clients, carers, multidisciplinary team members and other professionals including GP’s and Consultants.
Essential:
- Experience working with neuro rehab patients
- Driving license
Desirable:
- Experience working with patients with dysphagia
Closing date: Friday 3rd of May
Please contact Joe for more details
Reference: 52522668
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