Directorate: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals
Location: Lakeview Hospital, Gransha Park, Londonderry
Contract and Hours: Permanent / Full Time (37.5hpw)
Closing date: 6 March 2026
Job summary
The post-holder will provide assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders for own specialist caseload of adults with learning disability to achieve well-being outcomes using a collaborative framework.
The post-holder will be required to provide specialist advice, guidance, supervision and clinical support to band 5 SLT colleagues. The post-holder will provide second opinions to SLTs and those from other professions.
The post-holder will participate in research, development and audit activities in specialist area.
This post will involve working in a range of settings depending on the needs of the service
Main responsibilities
The post holder will
- Be responsible for the provision of a high quality Speech and Language Therapy service to a designated caseload including:
o Assessment, diagnosis and prognosis
o Formulation of individual treatment plans and outcome measures
o Writing assessment reports
o Onward referrals to other professionals as required
o Attendance at case conferences/relevant meetings
o Contribution to the relevant statutory processes
- Liaise closely with parents/carers and provide specialist advice and support regarding client’s speech, language, communication, eating and drinking difficulties to ensure best outcomes
- Work collaboratively and liaise with other relevant Health and Education staff and all appropriate personnel working in non-statutory organisations
- Plan, design and implement innovative and evidence based models of intervention and service delivery
- Highlight areas of potential inefficiency to senior colleagues within the Department and propose solutions
- Implements policies and proposes change for own area
- Build and maintain relationships and contributes to collaboration on projects relating to specialist caseload
- Identifies successful change strategies and processes
- Interpret and compare a complex range of options for treatment of specialist caseload
- Contribute to interpretation of future impact of decisions for specialist caseload
- Review the effectiveness of alternative treatment options and approaches for a specialist caseload/supervisees caseload
- Plan and manage identified caseload in consultation with senior SLT
- Utilise systems to manage own and others time and workload effectively
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