Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

To be responsible for managing a complex and specialist clinical caseload and to act as a specialist resource to the Children's Therapies team and other professionals and agencies
To support the work of SEND including completion of education, health and care needs assessments and occasional involvement in SENDIST appeal hearings as an expert witness
To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff within the team in collaboration with the Head of Service, Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.
To contribute to the wider work of the team including initial assessment clinics, referral triage and Therapy One Point.
To provide leadership to the Team in collaboration with other clinical Lead colleagues.
To be responsible for ensuring the team provides a high quality and cost-effective clinical service to CYP and their families in collaboration with the Head of Service, Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.
To be responsible for ensuring that all team members are working to agreed care pathways.
To report to and advise the Head of Service and/or Operational Manager of the teams' development within a specialist clinical area to ensure it is in line with the organisation's business objectives.

Working for our organisation
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in children's therapies? We have 1WTE post available based in Eastbourne on the beautiful East Sussex coast. Flexible working, part-time hours and job share applications will be considered.
We are looking for speech and language therapists with a passion for working with children with autism, learning disability and complex disability including the use of hi-tech AAC. You may already have skills in these areas or you may be looking to develop your clinical skills, if it's the latter we can help you realise this and become a valued member of our integrated therapy service.
Although based in East Sussex, we are part of Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust which is an outstanding trust. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working together and in partnership to provide seamless care.
We have a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service. Contact Suki Ahsam, Professional Lead SLT on or [email protected], or Kathryn Burbidge, Operations Manager on or [email protected] for an informal conversation to know more about the role and what we can offer you.