Job summary
- Main area
- Speech & Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-MM1862-PC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Uckfield Community Hospital
- Town
- Uckfield
- Salary
- £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
Main duties of the job
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.
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 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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Degree (or recognised equivalent) in Speech and Language Therapy
- Registered member of RCSLT and HCPC
- Postgraduate and experiential training in relevant areas
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant years post-graduation experience in clinical specialism in acquired adult disorders
- Post basic training and experience in dysphagia
- Inter disciplinary team working within Acute and Community settings
- Participation in student placements and provision of training for others
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinician, able to demonstrate credibility, diagnostic skills and in depth knowledge of appropriate assessment and management
- Excellent written and verbal communication including observation, empathy and listening skills
- Demonstrates ability to manage caseload independently
- Developing negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent auditory discrimination skills and ability to transcribe speech phonetically and analyse narrative linguistically
- Working knowledge of professional standards and policies related to clinical and management practice
- Demonstrates a commitment to learning and development and skill sharing
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver with own transport
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
- Louise Harnden
- Job title
- Advanced Speech & Language Therapist & Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01825 721 516
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