Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Hurstpierpoint, Horsham, Crawley; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local community healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a full-time B6 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist. The role involves providing high-quality care for patients with dysphagia and communication difficulties, working in a diverse community setting. This position supports clinical development and offers flexibility in work arrangements. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a passion for community healthcare.

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 or 6 Speech & Language Therapist.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Inform and support patients and families with swallowing and communication difficulties.
• Involve patients in their care planning and decision-making.
• Provide training to other professionals.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant degree in Speech & Language Therapy

Job description

Overview

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.

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.

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.

About the Trust and Workplace

• 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.

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.

Role Purpose and Activities

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025