Advanced (Highly Specialist) Speech and Language Therapist- Community

The successful candidate will work closely with experienced SLTs, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and primary care colleagues in an outpatient & community setting. You will liaise closely with other health & social care professionals as well as patients, family & carers. You will have responsibility for caseload management of those referred into the service and deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions to achieve agreed goals.
There will be opportunities to contribute to service development & explore new ways of working. We run a Multidisciplinary Parkinsons Disease Clinic for early diagnosis, with the support of an on-site Consultant Geriatrician & Nurse specialist. We are also proud to be able to offer Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT- Loud) and would encourage upskilling in this area.
You will be encouraged to develop skills in videofluoroscopy and FEES and to participate in a variety of continuing professional development activities. The team have close working relationships with other community and hospital teams.

Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

We are looking for a dynamic Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with experience working with patients with communication & swallowing difficulties to join our community service. This team provides input to patients with a variety of conditions including progressive neurological diseases, stroke and dementia.
This is a part-time role and hours are negotiable. We can also offer flexible working if required. Applications from candidates with less experience may be considered as a developing band 6-7 post.

This role will enable you to use your own initiative to meet the different needs of patients, as well as being part of an experienced, specialist, diverse and friendly Speech and Language Therapy team. The wider team is comprised of SLTs skilled in ENT/ Voice diagnoses and Head & Neck cancer- a speciality for which QVH is internationally renowned. We pride ourselves on sharing knowledge between our specialties & working closely as a small team.