Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Stroke

Job overview

We are committed to improving outcomes for patients, and driven by a quality improvement approach we’re rethinking what’s possible for patient care through a bold and forward-looking plan. We are investing in our Acute Therapy, Urgent Community Response, and Virtual Ward services.

As part of our "Art of the Possible" vision, we’re delivering rehabilitation and care that is:

• Closer to home
• Faster to access
• Seamlessly coordinated
• Built around our patients

Our Home First and Virtual Ward models are at the heart of this transformation—enabling people to recover in their own homes with hospital-level support, surrounded by comfort, dignity, and expert care.

✅ This means:

• Faster recovery and fewer hospital admissions
• Truly personalised care, wherever it’s needed
• Greater independence and better outcomes for our communitie

Your Next Opportunity Starts Here

We’re recruiting now for talented individuals to join our expanding teams in both acute and community settings.

We’re looking for:  • Occupational Therapists  • Physiotherapists  • Speech and Language Therapists  • Dietitians  • Registered Nurses  • Support Workers across Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Dietetics & Nursing

Multiple roles available across Agenda for Change bandings, with flexible options to suit your lifestyle and ambitions.

Main duties of the job

• To provide comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment of communication and/or swallowing difficulties in adults following acute stroke, and to manage own caseload.

• To work in a multi professional framework.

• To provide a service to critical care as competencies and service capacity allow

• To provide a FEES / VFS service as competencies and service capacity allow

• To work co-operatively with hospital staff, community staff health, social services and education professionals

• To participate in research / audit within specialist field with the aim of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.

• To assist in developing, providing and evaluating training packages and resources for SALTs and other professionals/agencies across East Sussex.

• To provide mentoring to more junior SALTs and to supervise the work of SALT Assistants / Rehabilitation Support Workers and students (as appropriate).

• To devise SALT programmes to be jointly implemented with health staff / key workers, providing training and advice where necessary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.