# Specialist Speech and Language Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/4911a121-a925-483b-ad52-686b5a55065c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-speech-and-language-therapist/4911a121-a925-483b-ad52-686b5a55065c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chalkhill - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T12:18:16.565Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Sussex/Brighton/Sussex_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8370429 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8370429?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join our specialist gender affirming voice therapy team and help people develop a voice that reflects their identity and personal goals. We are seeking an enthusiastic speech and language therapist to provide individual and group interventions within a supportive, innovative and inclusive service. You will manage a varied caseload, receive regular supervision from a highly specialist SLT, and work within a well-established multidisciplinary team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist voice skills and make a meaningful difference to people's confidence, wellbeing and self-expression. While direct experience in gender affirming voice therapy is desirable for this post, we recognise that opportunities to develop expertise within this specialist area can be limited. We therefore welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate transferable skills from other areas of speech and language therapy, as well as those with relevant experience in singing, music, voice acting, or other voice-related disciplines. Training and support can be provided to suitably qualified applicants who demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of our service. Applications for agile working will be considered ### Main duties of the job - Deliver specialist gender affirming voice therapy to adults accessing Sussex Gender Service - Manage a defined caseload, undertaking voice evaluation, intervention and teaching - Deliver both individual and group therapy sessions - Contribute to clinical discussions and multidisciplinary working - Participate in service development, audit and quality improvement activities - Promote evidence-based and inclusive clinical practice - Support student learning and peer development where appropriate ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – Sussex Gender Service Are you excited by working in a growing and creative field of speech and language therapy? Would you like to be part of a gender‑inclusive and neurodivergent‑affirming workplace? Are you keen to develop specialist clinical skills while working within a highly supportive team? We have the job for you! About the Role This is a unique opportunity to join a developing gender service, delivering specialist gender affirming voice therapy and helping to shape future provision. You will: - Deliver high-quality, person-centred voice therapy to TNBI individuals with a range of needs - Manage your own specialist caseload with support and supervision from senior clinicians - Deliver assessments, therapy programmes and outcome measurement - Work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team contributing to holistic care - Participate in service development, audit and learning opportunities within a growing service - Develop specialist knowledge in gender-affirming practice through ongoing supervision and CPD What You’ll Bring Essential - Degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy - HCPC registration as a Speech and Language Therapist - Experience working with adults in voice, communication and/or related specialist services - Ability to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and person-centred practice - Excellent communication and team-working skills Desirable - Experience or interest in gender affirming voice therapy voice disorders and/or voice disorders - Experience facilitating groups - Interest in service development, quality improvement or audit - Experience working in inclusive, neurodivergent-affirming services - Interest in singing, performance or character voice work (e.g. DnD) If you're passionate about inclusive practice, creativity in therapy and making a meaningful difference to people's lives, we'd love to hear from you. Please see the job description for full details. Applying for the role Please contact us if you'd like to have an informal chat about the role by email: spft.sussexgenderserviceinfo@nhs.net or by phone: 0300 304 3349. If you are TNBI, our Care Navigators can help you with any queries about the role & your job application at one of their drop-ins. Find out when the next drop-in is on the Care Navigator website. You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree/ PG Masters qualification as a Speech and Language therapist - HCPC registration ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Competent at Level A (or working towards this) of the RCSLT Trans and Gender Diverse Competency Framework - Working with neurodivergent people - Working with groups - Online and face to face delivery - Multidisciplinary working - Multi-agency work - Applying a range of assessment tools and a comprehensive knowledge of relevant SLT clinical approaches - Knowledge of SLT assessments and interventions relevant to gender services **Desirable** - Experience as a qualified SLT Experience of gender affirming voice therapy ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698060) - [privacy notice (pdf, 127.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2254) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.