Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: flexible working patterns available
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 150-MM1797-PC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Unit 5 The quadrant, Lancing
- Town
- Lancing
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum/Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced speech and language therapist to join our innovative and enthusiastic Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist skills and experience working with school-aged children with complex needs in Special schools.
Children within West Sussex are offered support to meet their SLCN using the ‘Balanced System’ model of working where there is an emphasis on joint working and a shared responsibility with colleagues in education in meeting children’s SEND.
The post is based within the Worthing locality Special Schools (Palatine, Heronsdale and Oak Grove) and the locality team base is in Lancing.
What the team say about working in Worthing
"Worthing locality is a friendly, supportive team with colleagues happy to share knowledge and resources (whether this is for work or cake making…!) We have a great admin team to help with day-to-day administration, sending resources etc. I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with."
Main duties of the job
Within the Special school team the successful applicant will:
- Provide input to children and young people with learning and physical disabilities.
- Work as part of a team of speech and language therapists at a special school, and work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, parents and school staff.
- Work in class to support staff to integrate communication targets throughout the day and support the use of AAC and Total Communication approaches.
- Develop and offer training to colleagues, school staff and other professional
- Be provided with excellent support and supervision and a commitment to supporting continuing professional development.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assess, and manage your own caseload of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder in special school.
To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support 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 therapists.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Qualification/MRCSL
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Membership of RCSLT
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Tullett
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 265953
- Additional information
please do not hesitate to contact the Speech and Language therapy department to discuss this further
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