About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Early Years team in the Central Sussex locality on a full-time, fixed-term contract to provide maternity leave cover.
This is an excellent opportunity for a therapist looking to build on their Band 5 or Band 6 experience working with young children and their families within an Early Years service. You will work as part of a collaborative and supportive team, across a range of clinic bases within the Central Sussex area.
As part of our experienced team, you will receive regular clinical supervision , alongside access to well-established professional development opportunities.
Please get in contact with us if you would like to learn more about this role.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for managing your own caseload, providing assessment, therapy, advice and training as required. An ability to develop strong working relationships with other health and early years education staff is essential.
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 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto 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 description Job responsibilities
To assess and manage your own caseload of preschool children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder.
To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder.
To liaise with other agencies and services e.g. preschools, social care, and voluntary agencies.
To advise and provide clinical support to other therapists.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Qualification/MRCSL HCPC Registration
Desirable
Membership of RCSLT
Experience Essential
Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload Working in partnership with parents, teachers and other carers/support workers Experience of working within a relevant specialist area and developing specialist packages of care. Inter-agency planning, consultation and working Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems
Skills and knowledge Essential
Excellent interpersonal skills/oral & written communication Competent IT skills Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to client group Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group. Good negotiation, problem-solving and organisational skills Excellent analytical and reflection skills
Other Essential
Car owner/driver or suitable alternative
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 Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address Horsham Hospital
Hurst Road
Horsham
RH12 2DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)