Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Due to a secondment opportunity, the Children's Speech and Language Therapy team in Central are looking for therapist to cover 0.6wte in Horsham Nursery Specialist Support Centre, an SSC attached to a Nursery which has 16 places for preschool children requiring dynamic assessment of their needs before going into school. Typically these children will be demonstrating social communication difficulties and or Developmental Speech/Language Disorder, they are all likely to need an Education Health Care Needs Assessment before starting school.

The SLT will work closely with setting staff and the Speech and Language Therapy Assistant, who supports for half a day a week. There is support for the SLT from Band 7s Leads in SSCs, EYS, Deafness and our Neurodevelopmental Pathway. The Seconded SLT will still be working in the wider team and is happy to be available for questions or advice.

The successful applicant willvalue the opportunity to work in partnership with parents, colleagues and staff in education and social care settings to achieve the best outcomes for those in their care. They will welcome opportunities to share their knowledge and skills and promote the values of a balanced system approach to service delivery., To provide:

• Assessment


• Advice to parents/carers/setting staff


• Training


• Therapy Plans and Outcomes


• Therapy


• Reports for ENCHA, Transition, Annual Review etc


• Data as required


• Support to other SLT teams during school holiday periods


• Up to date clinical competencies in line with HCPC requirements
  
  We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.


Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support


• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county


• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options


• Excellent training and development opportunities


• Research opportunities


• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton


• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks


• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces


• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)


• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast


• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff