Team Lead SLT - Stroke

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The closing date is 27 April 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to lead the Stroke Speech and Language Therapy team at SASH. The role involves managing communication and swallowing disorders for patients across a 36 bedded stroke unit. The Speech and Language Therapy service work as established members of the MDT within the stroke team at SASH and this role will involved supervision and line management of junior staff within the SLT team, as well as responsibility for monitoring and improving compliance with national stroke standards and SSNAP audit scores.

The Speech and Language service at SASH provides adult and paediatric services, including outpatient dysphagia and voice clinics. The team regularly contribute to MDT training across the hospital, as well as having a robust internal CPD training programme. The SLT team run regular videofluorocopy clinics and have an established FEES service, which the post holder would have the opportunity to be involved with, and develop skills in. The stroke service provide group as well as 1:1 communication therapy and are currently participating in the PhEAST research study.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.

National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.

We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£36,918 to £42,247 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

326-7054644-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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