Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Littlehampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sussex is seeking a qualified candidate to work in a special school, focusing on adapting communication strategies for children with specific needs. The role demands strong clinical skills, especially in Autism and SEMH, along with the ability to write detailed assessments and manage a small team. Flexible working options and excellent training opportunities are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Positive work culture

Qualifications

• Ability to write complex clinical reports based on assessments.
• Knowledge and skills to contribute to data collection and strategic developments.
• Solid understanding of service offers in a special school setting.

Responsibilities

• Work with the school to understand children’s needs and adapt communication.
• Train staff and introduce targeted intervention groups.
• Supervise and manage a small clinical team.

Skills

Complex report writing

Clinical skills

Experience in Autism

Experience in SEMH

Leadership

Job description

Overview

The initial focus of the role is to work with the school to understand the needs of the children and adapt the communication environment to meet their needs. This will require training staff, introducing appropriate visuals, and introducing targeted intervention groups as well as individual assessments and therapy.

The applicant will work in conjunction with the Clinical Leads from Worthing, wider West Sussex localities as well as neighbouring Brighton and Hove.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be able to write complex clinical reports based on assessment findings. They will have knowledge and skills suitable to contribute to projects, data collection and strategic developments within the Special School\'s Pathway. They will have a solid understanding of universal, targeted and specialist service offers and how this is managed within a special school environment.

The role has a high clinical component and requires excellent clinical skills, so experience in Autism, SEMH and leadership are required. Some previous experience of supervision and management would be an advantage. Some experience of managing or supervising a small team would be an advantage.

About the Employer

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients\' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.