Beauty Therapist jobs in United Kingdom

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who is passionate about improving the lives of autistic young people and adults to join our innovative Transforming Care Autism Team (TCAT).

The MDT is Sussex wide and provides specialist assessment and consultation to colleagues in SPFT working with adults and young people aged 14 upwards who have a diagnosis of autism who are at risk of a mental health hospital admission.

The successful candidate will have experience in working with autistic people with presentations of risk and liaising with a range of different agencies.

The team supports a neuroaffirmative understanding of the individual's needs in relation to their neurodiversity in order to support discharge from inpatient services or avoid admissions.

The multi‑disciplinary team works with individuals, their families, care providers, other SPFT teams and agencies across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The successful candidate will have experience in working with autistic people with presentations of risk and liaising with a range of different agencies.

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree or Master's Qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council – licence to practise

• Extensive postgraduate experience as a Speech & Language Therapist with experience of working with autistic individuals
• Experience of working in mental health settings
• Awareness of the wider context of the NHS within a specialist clinical field
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to client group)
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance / audit
• Knowledge of record keeping standards
• Ability to adapt written and verbal communication to suit the needs of people with communication and learning disabilities (including Makaton signing, symbols and pictures)

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

East Brighton CMHC, Brighton, BN2 3EW