Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-LD-20315
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Brighton CMHC
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may choose to use it to help prepare your application. We welcome innovation but ask that anything you submit reflects your own abilities, experience and voice. AI can support how you describe your skills and experience, but it should never replace your own words as we want to get to know you.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
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).
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a great opportunity to join a supportive multidisciplinary team comprised of clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, peer support workers and therapy assistants. We are focused on achieving great outcomes for individuals and are contributing to the development of practice across the Trust. Supervision, training and peer support are at the heart of team practice.
You will report to the Principal Speech and Language Therapist and the Operational Team Leader and be responsible for specialist speech and language therapy assessments, consultations and making recommendations.
The team operates with a mix of virtual and face to face meetings and assessments.
We would consider applicants as a B6 development post on completion of agreed competencies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised Speech & LanguageTherapy Degree or Master's Qualification or equivalent
- Health Professions Council – license to practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive postgraduate experience asa 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. This may include Makaton signing, symbols and pictures etc
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
- Natasha Frost
- Job title
- Principle Speech and Language Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741 193 963
- Additional information
Dawn Howard, Clinical Psychologist [email protected] 07392 195403
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