Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Hurstpierpoint, Horsham, Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a full-time B6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to deliver patient care in community settings across Sussex. The role involves triaging and treating patients with dysphagia and communication difficulties while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams. Qualified candidates will have a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and significant clinical experience. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Significant post-graduation experience in clinical specialism in acquired adult disorders.
• Post basic training and experience in dysphagia.
• Interdisciplinary team working within Acute and Community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality triage, assessment, and treatment service for patients living with dysphagia.
• Participate in delivery of training to other SLTs and professionals.
• Support patients, relatives, and carers to reduce impact of communication difficulties.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Diagnostic skills

Caseload management

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Auditory discrimination skills

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC

Job description

The Community Adult Speech & Language Therapy Service in Central Sussex has an exciting opportunity for a full time B6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist. The service is happy to consider requests for part-time, job share and flexible working. The post holder will work at the very forefront of community healthcare and will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to deliver patient care that supports skill sharing across professions and reduce avoidable harm because of dysphagia-related ill health. The position can be based at Crawley, Hurstpierpoint or Horsham. The post holder will be required to travel across surrounding areas; plus other Trust sites. Therefore the post holder will need a full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high quality triage, assessment and treatment service for patients living with dysphagia and/or communication difficulties.

If you are an experienced Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist looking for career progression; or an experienced B6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist looking for a new challenge, then we would welcome a discussion with you.

About us

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

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

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

To inform and support patients, relatives, carers and significant others to reduce the impact of swallowing and/or communication difficulties in everyday life. To ensure patients and/or significant others are involved in the decision making, planning and prioritisation of their care plans/goals. To provide reports and specialist information and advice to facilitate and support others working with the client.

To participate in the delivery of training to other SLTs, other professionals, relatives/carers and relevant others.

See job description for further details on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Professional Registration

• Degree (or recognised equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
• Postgraduate and experiential training in relevant areas

Experience

• Significant years post-graduation experience in clinical specialism in acquired adult disorders
• Post basic training and experience in dysphagia
• Inter disciplinary team working within Acute and Community settings
• Participation in student placements and provision of training for others

Skills & Knowledge

• Specialist clinician, able to demonstrate credibility, diagnostic skills and in depth knowledge of appropriate assessment and management
• Excellent written and verbal communication including observation, empathy and listening skills
• Demonstrates ability to manage caseload independently
• Developing negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically and analyse narrative linguistically
• Working knowledge of professional standards and policies related to clinical and management practice
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development and skill sharing

Other

• Car driver with own transport

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.

Crawley Hospital, Hurstpierpoint or Horsham

Advanced Speech & Language Therapist & Team Lead

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

150-MM2086-PC

Job locations

Crawley Hospital, Hurstpierpoint or Horsham