Highly Specialist SLT (Community Stroke)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wolverhampton, WV1 4PW
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

To perform highly specialist assessments of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions resulting from a stroke. To provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. Undertake the assessment and treatment of patients in community settings who have suffered a stroke. To maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner and provide advice to medical and nursing staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patients function/condition. To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, as defined by the Head of Service, working without supervision. Access to advice and support is available as required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. Formulate, deliver and evaluate highly specialist individual SLT programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment. Make rapid and appropriate amendments to treatment in response to clinical observations made during the treatment of the patient. Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively and motivate patients, to progress rehabilitation and treatment programmes. Use appropriate resources (e.g. interpreters) to communicate effectively with patients who have English as an additional language and provide an equitable treatment programme to patients of differing cultural and social backgrounds Provide and receive complex information relating to patients diagnosis, treatment & long-term rehabilitation outcomes to patients carers and the MDT.

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