Specialist Speech

1. Generate appropriate strategies to manage an individual specialist caseload including the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge of a diverse range of clients with complex communication difficulties with support and supervision from lead clinician. 2. Develop and implement specialist care protocols and programmes of care and treatment, to meet the needs of clients in conjunction with their parents, carers, education staff and other members of the appropriate multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with support and supervision from the lead clinician.

3. Independently manage and negotiate the management of the needs of the children referred to the neurodevelopmental pathway with others in the diagnostic team e.g. onward referral to highly specialist clinicians or other specialist support agencies e.g. Consultants, Educational Psychologists.

4. To provide specialist advice to the Neurodevelopmental Teams to contribute to the diagnosis of children with social communication difficulties. 5. To ensure clients/families are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their care plans wherever possible.

6. Provide specialist education, training and supervision to speech and language therapy assistant practitioners and to speech and language therapists with less experience in the management of the client group, with appropriate supervision from the clinical lead. 7. Provide specialist advice and second opinions to less experienced colleagues.

8. Contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of teaching and training in the specialist area to parents, carers, volunteers and professionals involved in the care of the client group with support from the lead clinician and professionals.