Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 passionate about working in the field of AAC.  We are growing our team of East Sussex therapists who work in special schools and with pre-school children in the community.  Flexible working, part-time hours and job share will be considered.

We are an integrated therapies team providing SLT, OT and PT services, working in collaboration with colleagues such as Paediatricians, Teachers and Dieticians. This full-time vacancy is within East Sussex, but we can be flexible with the clinical base.

This role encompasses both leadership and clinical work in the complex needs team.  You will both be part of an innovative, cohesive and enthusiastic team of therapists working in the community and local special schools with children aged 0-19 years and their families.

This is an opportunity for therapists either with direct experience of working with children using AAC and knowledge of current assessment for these, or someone who would like to develop these skills.  There is also an opportunity to develop dysphagia skills

We have a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service.

Contact Kathryn Burbidge, Operations Manager on 07766 294763 or [email protected]  for an informal conversation to know more about the role and what we can offer you.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will: Carry out high quality assessments for children and young people who have complex needs.

Effectively communicate with children and their families as well as internal and external staff.

Produce high quality detailed reports in a timely manner.

Lead on clinical care pathways in this specialist clinical area.

Report to and advising on the development requirements in this specialist area to the Professional Lead, Team Leads, Clinical Managers and the Head of Service.

Participate in your own reflective practice and on-going learning in the field of AAC

Ensure that staff working in the field of AAC have regular access to effective supervision, training and support to enhance their CPD in this area.

Hold responsibility for delegated line management and supervision of staff working within the team.

Work alongside the MDT in the local special schools

Car owner/driver essential, subject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act (1995).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.