Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

To provide a highly specialist clinical speech and language therapy service, working in close collaboration with speech and language therapy colleagues, parents, carers, education staff and a range of health professionals in order to meet the communication and eating and drinking needs of children with complex special needs and their families. To provide training and support to carers, speech and language therapists and other professionals in the highly specialist clinical area. Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapy service. Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation. Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services (including within the MDTs, primary and secondary care