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JOB TITLE: CONSULTANT SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST |
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JOB STATEMENT: |
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(1) Provides professional leadership & consultancy, lead clinician for own specialist area, responsible for clinical governance |
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(2) Provides expert opinion/ second opinions to SLTs and those from other professions |
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(3) Undertakes teaching in specialist area for qualified SLTs &/or other professionals |
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(4) Co-ordinates and/or undertakes research in specialist field |
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Relevant Job Information |
JE level |
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1.Communication & Relationship Skills |
Communicates highly complex information: requires empathy & reassurance, barriers to understanding; formal presentations of complex information Communicates information concerning specialist area to clients (may include children), relatives, other professionals; undertakes formal lectures, presentations |
5 (a) (b) |
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2.Knowledge, Training & Experience |
Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory & practical experience Professional knowledge acquired through degree, state registration specialist training/research & experience to master’s/ doctorate level equivalent |
7 |
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3.Analytical &Judgemental Skills |
Highly complex facts, requiring interpretation & comparison of range of options Skills for assessing clients in specialist caseload, appropriate treatment from range of options, some of which may be innovative; reconcile inter- and intra-professional differences of opinion |
5 |
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4.Planning & Organisational Skills |
Plans complex activities requiring adjustments/ broad range of complex activities, strategic planning Plans specialist area of work, multi-disciplinary activities, research, teaching programmes; plans introduction of new service |
3 - 4 |
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5.Physical Skills |
Highly developed physical skills requiring accuracy; high degree of precision Acute auditory skills for analysing communication defects; trained observational skills for infant, autistic behaviour; precise positioning skills for feeding/ undertakes endoscopy procedures |
3 (b) - 4 |
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6.Responsibility for Patient/Client Care |
Develops specialist programmes of care Assesses, develops & implements specialist SLT treatment; advises others as lead clinician |
6 (a) |
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7.Responsibility for Policy/Service Development |
Proposes policy changes, impact beyond own area; policy development for service Develops policies, procedures for specialist area, impact on other areas, professions; develops policy for specialist service |
3 - 4 |
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8.Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources |
Maintains stock control; authorised signatory for small payment Orders equipment, small equipment budget |
2 (c) (d) |
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9.Responsibility for Human Resources |
Specialist training as significant job responsibility Teaches, trains own & other professions informally & formally |
3 (c) |
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10.Responsibility for Information Resources |
Records personally generated clinical observations Updates client/research records |
1 |
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11.Responsibility for Research & Development |
Co-ordinates R&D; initiates R&D Co-ordinates/initiates local or national research in specialist field |
4 - 5 |
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12.Freedom to Act |
Guided by general, occupational policies, establishes interpretation Accountable for own professional actions: establishes policies for new/developing area |
5 |
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13.Physical Effort |
Standing, sitting, walking, occasional light effort; occasional moderate effort Occasional manoeuvring of clients |
1-2 (d) |
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14.Mental Effort |
Frequent intense concentration Intense concentration on patient assessment, treatment |
5 |
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15.Emotional Effort |
Frequent distressing circumstances Clients with feeding, swallowing problems, clients with serious speech impairments, autism |
3 (a) |
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16.Working Conditions |
Occasional/frequent unpleasant, occasional highly unpleasant conditions e.g. children with lice, clients with halitosis, sputum, verbal aggression, body fluids |
2 (a) -3 (a) (b) |
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JE Score/Band |
JE Score 582-645 |
Band 8 (a) (c) |
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