To provide a highly specialist speech and language assessment and therapy service to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties due to acquired neurological and non-neurological disorders. To work with the multi-disciplinary team and other health and social care practitioners to provide a safe and effective service. To provide clinical leadership in partnership with the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist in the day-to-day delivery of Speech & Language therapy as an autonomous practitioner, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice. This includes supervision and support of junior staff and students. To support the Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist in establishing and monitoring a robust clinical governance framework for the service. To maintain competency and proficiency in the instrumental assessment of dysphagia (ie. video fluoroscopy and developments in the field). To take an active role in developing in-service training programmes and the supervision and training of junior staff. To be regularly responsible for the supervision and written assessment of speech and language therapy students on placement within the trust, Band 5/6 staff and rehabilitation assistants as required. To attend statutory training annually or as per Trust policy. To ensure outcome measures are in place and further develop these in partnership with others to ensure a high-quality service is delivered To ensure that quality standards relating to speech and language therapy are continually monitored and improved. To identify possible areas of development for the speech and language therapy service and work with the Principal SLT in developing the service. To keep abreast of evidence based and best practice and ensure an environment where all staff are encouraged to do this. To ensure good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor quality through participating in clinical audit and evaluation work as required, and support others to do so. To contribute to SLT and Neuro-rehabilitation team policies and procedures. To be able to travel around the Borough of Greenwich independently.