# Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Brighton
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T12:42:35.534Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Horsham/Sussex_Community_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist/Specialist_Speech_Language_Therapist-v8154043
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8154043?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Early Years team in the Central Sussex locality on a full-time, fixed-term contract to provide maternity leave cover.

This is an excellent opportunity for a therapist looking to build on their Band 5 or Band 6 experience working with young children and their families within an Early Years service. You will work as part of a collaborative and supportive team, across a range of clinic bases within the Central Sussex area.

As part of our experienced team, you will receive regular clinical supervision , alongside access to well-established professional development opportunities.

Please get in contact with us if you would like to learn more about this role.

### Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for managing your own  caseload, providing assessment, therapy,  advice and training as required. An ability to develop strong working relationships with other health and early years education staff is essential.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess and manage your own caseload of preschool children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder.

To provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language and communication delay and disorder.

To liaise with other agencies and services e.g. preschools, social care, and voluntary agencies.

To advise and provide clinical support to other therapists.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload
- Working in partnership with parents, teachers and other carers/support workers
- Experience of working within a relevant specialist area and developing specialist packages of care.
- Inter-agency planning, consultation and working
- Experience of a range of caseload management and prioritisation systems

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Qualification/MRCSL
- HCPC Registration

**Desirable**

- Membership of RCSLT

### Skills and knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal skills/oral & written communication
- Competent IT skills
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools relevant to client group
- Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to client group.
- Good negotiation, problem-solving and organisational skills
- Excellent analytical and reflection skills

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454044)
- [person specification (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454045)
- [staff benefits brochure (pdf, 484.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2262)
- [easy read application form (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2435)
- [about sussex community nhs foundation trust (pdf, 632.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2743)
- [guide to completing an online job application (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3072)
- [applicants guide to the use of generative ai in applications (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2971)

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