Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Hailsham seeks an enthusiastic Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join their innovative community team. This role involves providing high-quality services to children with learning disabilities, conducting communication assessments, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should possess a recognized degree in Speech and Language Therapy, alongside relevant experience. The position offers professional development opportunities and requires travel across East Sussex.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• Post graduate experience as a Speech & Language Therapist working in learning disabilities.
• Significant post graduate experience managing a caseload of children with complex communication difficulties.
• Experience of training other professionals under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality community-based service to children with learning disabilities.
• Specialist communication assessment and intervention for children on caseload.
• Work with other clinicians to safely manage risk.

Skills

Experience with children/young people with learning disabilities

Experience with autistic children/young people

Experience in CAMHS settings

Communication assessment skills

Education

Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree or Masters qualification

Health Professions Council license to practice

Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist with experience in Community Mental Health, SEND or Learning Disability to join our service. We are an innovative, award-winning, multi-disciplinary community team working with families whose children, including looked after children, have moderate to severe learning disabilities with significant psychological, behavioural and communication difficulties. The team is comprised of Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Family Support Practitioners, Specialist Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Team Leader/Dramatherapist and Occupational Therapist.

We are a friendly and supportive team, and you will work creatively on different aspects of a child's communication, identifying strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness and reduce challenging behaviour with a small defined specialist caseload. As part of a multi-disciplinary team which provides psychologically informed interventions, you will also broaden or gain direct experience of a wide range of approaches including Systemic, Applied Behavioural, Positive Behaviour Support and the Family Partnership Model.

Main duties of the job

The key components of the job will be to provide:

• - a high quality community-based service to children with learning disabilities and their families, carers and other staff involved in their care.
• - provide specialist communication assessment and intervention to CYP on the caseload
• - work closely with other clinicians to safely manage risk and reduce the impact of challenging behaviour
• - provide support/training to the team and families in relation to any communication issues
• - participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency interventions for children presenting with challenging behaviours, including safeguarding.
• - liaise closely with other paediatric and specialist services to ensure communication, health and wellbeing needs are met and where required co-ordinate these services to ensure joined up working
• undertake initial appointments for new referrals to the team as a co-worker and be part of the referrals/duty rota
• supervise student/trainee speech and language therapists

The post is based in Hailsham, but covers the whole of East Sussex and you will be required to travel between sites. We are a community rather than clinic based service so your work will take place in a variety of settings including in family homes, schools, respite services and the wider community including in woodlands as part of our award winning Woodland Project.

About us

There are excellent opportunities for research within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Professional development is encouraged through supervision, team CPD and wider CAMHS and Trust events. For further information regarding Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust please visit our website www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk .Working in Sussex:

• Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
• Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
• With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

East Sussex CAMHS LD/FISS is a vibrant and robust team with friendly and supportive colleagues.

We manage some very complex cases but the team works well and provides lots of support and supervision and team members never feel they are working in isolation even during current remote working.

We believe this is a very exciting opportunity to gain and build on experience in CAMHS LD/FISS and we would welcome your interest in this post.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-CS-21754

Job locations

Highmore

Western Road

Hailsham

BN27 3DY

Job description Job responsibilities

You will need to have experience of at least one of the following:

working with children/young people or adults with learning disabilities

working with autistic children/young people or adults

working with Looked After Children

working in a CAMHS setting

working at a range of levels including direct work with children/young people, parents and carers

.

You will be clinically and professionally supported within the team by an experienced Speech and Language Therapist. As a member of the CAMHS SaLT/AHP workforce you will have opportunities to link with other Speech and Language Therapists and AHPs within pan Sussex networks for additional CPD.

Professional development is encouraged through supervision, training, team CPD and wider CAMHS and Trust events. We welcome contact from interested candidates call us to find out more about the team and the role!

Our offer is for a career not just a job in services committed to delivering the best care possible to those in need. We are a Trust with a 2020 vision of becoming the employer of choice and our values support how we are working to achieve this goal.

If youd like to know more, please contact Corinne Davies, Lead Speech and Language Therapist (Line Manager) or Natasha Dash (Team Leader) on Tel: [phone] option 7

Job description Job responsibilities

You will need to have experience of at least one of the following:

working with children/young people or adults with learning disabilities

working with autistic children/young people or adults

working with Looked After Children

working in a CAMHS setting

working at a range of levels including direct work with children/young people, parents and carers

.

You will be clinically and professionally supported within the team by an experienced Speech and Language Therapist. As a member of the CAMHS SaLT/AHP workforce you will have opportunities to link with other Speech and Language Therapists and AHPs within pan Sussex networks for additional CPD.

Professional development is encouraged through supervision, training, team CPD and wider CAMHS and Trust events. We welcome contact from interested candidates call us to find out more about the team and the role!

Our offer is for a career not just a job in services committed to delivering the best care possible to those in need. We are a Trust with a 2020 vision of becoming the employer of choice and our values support how we are working to achieve this goal.

If youd like to know more, please contact Corinne Davies, Lead Speech and Language Therapist (Line Manager) or Natasha Dash (Team Leader) on Tel: [phone] option 7

Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS Essential

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree or Masters qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - licence to practice
• Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Evidence of completion of specialist short courses related to children with learning disabilities

EXPERIENCE Essential

• post graduate experience as a Speech & Language Therapist working in learning disabilities
• Significant post graduate experience as a SaLT working in LD, including managing a caseload including children with complex communication difficulties and emotional/behavioural difficulties
• Experience of training other professionals ? To have worked under the supervision of a clinical specialist in learning disabilities.

Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS Essential

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree or Masters qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - licence to practice
• Registered member of Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Evidence of completion of specialist short courses related to children with learning disabilities

EXPERIENCE Essential

• post graduate experience as a Speech & Language Therapist working in learning disabilities
• Significant post graduate experience as a SaLT working in LD, including managing a caseload including children with complex communication difficulties and emotional/behavioural difficulties
• Experience of training other professionals ? To have worked under the supervision of a clinical specialist in learning disabilities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highmore

Western Road

Hailsham

BN27 3DY

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Highmore

Western Road

Hailsham

BN27 3DY

Employer's website

https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)