Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit three experienced, knowledgeable and dynamic Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapists to join the innovative Specialist Assessment Multidisciplinary (SAM) Team. SAM operates county wide and it is envisaged that each of our newly appointed SLTs will work locally within one of the mental health inpatient community rehab units in West Sussex, East Sussex, and Brighton, with some flexibility to work outside of these units where necessary.

This post will be to cover Crawley Road (Horsham) and Rutland Gardens (Hove)

You will have expertise and wide experience of communication and dysphagia and will look to apply this knowledge flexibly and pragmatically to people with complex mental health presentations and work with them and the staff and professionals who support their recovery.

You will have both a direct clinical role and the opportunity to influence the direction of a new and exciting SLT provision in mental health rehab. SLT is a brand-new addition to the highly respected SAM team, which comprises occupational therapists, psychiatry, psychology, nursing and social workers. The SAM team's overall aim is to reduce the number of people with complex care needs placed in long term mental healthcare settings outside of Sussex: to ensure that the right people get the right care in the right place and time.

Main duties of the job

Assessment of language, communication and/or eating and drinking needs of mental health patients open to SAM who are engaging in rehab
Contribution to the MDT formulation aimed at increasing understanding of the person: both the potential for and the obstacles to recovery and
Design of helpful communication/dysphagia strategies to support the person through this process
Sharing of recommendations with wider professional teams: including within the units themselves and with the person and their family and/or carers
Liaison with SLTs working in acute and forensic mental health services
Development and implementation of outcome measures for SLT within the SAM team
Embedding of communication awareness within the cultures of the community rehab teams: working alongside the wider MDT
Training/consulting to other professional groups to increase understanding of communication and eating and drinking difficulties
Innovation of clinical practice, drawing on the evidence base for SLT input into mental health recovery.

About us

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with its blend of beautiful villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed

Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Other key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work

79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team

77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

See the attached 'Partnership Perks' document for details about our benefits package.

Date posted

20 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

354-CO-21232

Job locations

Aldrington House

Hove

BN3 4AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with its blend of beautiful villages and seaside towns theres always new experiences to be enjoyed

Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Wed love you to join our organisation that is rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with its blend of beautiful villages and seaside towns theres always new experiences to be enjoyed

Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London

With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Licence to practice as a Speech & Language Therapist
HCPC registration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Licence to practice as a Speech & Language Therapist
HCPC registration

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).