Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Warrington, WA2 7NE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	11 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Purpose: To provide clinical leadership in the delivery of the Experts at Hand (EAH) offer as stated in the Experts at Hand guidance. Develop and monitor outcomes relating to the delivery of Experts at Hand offer. To carry out audits and data collection for commissioning services. To supervise B6 and B5 staff in the delivery of the Expert at Hand Offer. To work within the core service in a specialist area to provide assessment, diagnosis and therapy in clinics/schools or specialist educational settings as required. Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Skills To assess and diagnose highly specialist clinical area To develop and implement highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy treatment and evaluate outcomes To produce detailed reports reflecting specialist knowledge regarding patients' needs and summarising proposed treatment plans. To contribute to legal documents such as Education Health and Care Plans, Annual reviews and individual education plans. To provide specialist advice to patients, carers and other professionals regarding the management and care of patients with communication difficulties To demonstrate clinical effectiveness by use of evidence based practice and outcome measures To adapt practice to meet individual patients circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences To maintain up to date and accurate case notes in line with RCSLT professional standards and local trust policies To share information with carers and other professionals, observing data protection guidelines To contribute to multi-disciplinary and uni-disciplinary teams to ensure a patient focused approach to treatment. To attend health panels when required To communicate complex information from specialist assessment and treatment, to patients, carers and other professionals To work closely with patients, carers and other professionals to negotiate and agree patient management To demonstrate empathy with patients, carers and other professionals, ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where significant barriers to understanding exist To respond sensitivity at all times, in particular when imparting potentially distressing information regarding the nature of the clinical difficulties and their implications To demonstrate expert skills in motivating patients, carers and other professionals to engage in the therapeutic process To demonstrate expert skills in managing conflict within the context of highly specialist clinical area To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible, in line with trust policy To foster productive relationships with others who have challenging communication difficulties and/or who may be under stress To employ excellent communication skills To apply expert strategies to facilitate and enhance the effectiveness of communication, both verbal, non verbal and environmental, including the use of high and low tech AAC where necessary To provide specialist assessment and advice on optimising the patient's communication environment, including the communication skills of carers and other professionals within the patient's environment To provide specialist clinical advice, support and second opinions for therapists and other professionals working with: clinical area, offering case discussions, joint assessments, joint intervention and therapy programmes as appropriate. To demonstrate independence in dealing with complex issues associated with caseload management To employ counselling skills with patients and carers with highly complex needs To discharge appropriately, agreeing a point of closure with the client/carer, and informing other professionals Please see full Job Description attached.

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