About this role
Job summary
Come and join our supportive and friendly speech and language therapy team in Brighton & Hove locality which is on the beautiful coast, with easy access to Eastbourne, London and the South Downs.
We areseeking a therapist who is ready to build on their previous B5/6 experience in community clinics and is eager to make a positive contribution to our hardworking team.
Our vacancy includes 28 hours (0.77 WTE) Early Years/community clinic sessions. You will be led and supported by our experienced and approachable clinical leads who will share with you their passion for delivering clinical excellence. In addition to opportunities for CPD, we have well-established supervision arrangements.
Main duties of the job
To assess, treat and manage own caseload of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in specialist area.
To provide advice to other professionals and parentsin order tosupport the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in specialist area.
To liaise with other agencies and services e.g. schools, social care, and voluntary agencies.
To advise and provide clinical support to other speech and language therapists
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 use specialist knowledge to assess and provide therapeutic input to children and young people with communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties.
To use specialist knowledge to manage a complex and specialist caseload independently and to manage service priorities and client needs.
To provide advice/ second opinions and support for other speech and language therapists and assistants on clinical issues whereappropriate.
To organise caseloads within the scope of the specialist post advising SLT Clinical Lead of shortfalls and difficulties as they arise.
Manage clinical risk within own caseload and generate strategies for caseload management.
Adapt practice to meet the individual circumstances, having regard to cultural and linguistic differences. Ensure that the child/young person and parent/ carers are involved in planning and decision making relevant to therapy intervention.
To provideaccurateandtimelystatistics as required by Speech and Language Therapy and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
To provide all clinical practice in line with clinical guidelines provided by RCSLT and HCPC, ratified local policies and with due regard to evidence-based practice.
Any other duties in line with the band and scope of the post
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 Brighton General Hospital
Brighton and Hove
BN2 3EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)