Appropriate Voluntary Organisations, at local level other speech and language therapists and student speech and language therapists. Provide feedback and reports to other agencies involved with individual patients Attend case conferences and meetings concerning patients and their care Use highly developed communication skills when discussing clinical and emotional aspects of client care. This will include reflective listening, open questioning, empathy, and reassurance when explaining highly complex and sensitive information to the full range of levels in understanding of patients and carers, where anxiety frequently acts as a barrier and co-operation is not guaranteed. Take the lead in the multi-disciplinary team for establishing patient capacity to give informed consent regarding life choices and interventions when understanding, communication, and ability to express wishes are severely compromised by complex and inter-related difficulties. Demonstrate good negotiation skills across a range of issues, and negotiate with others around case management in complex cases. Please see full job description for further details