Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Key details
Location: Brighton, BN2 3EW
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa / pro rata for part time
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Job Overview
This is a specialist SLT post primarily based in the Transforming Care autism team (TCAT) and working into the Neurodevelopmental service diagnostic service as required by the principal SLT for the neurodevelopmental service. The post holder will play a core role in the MDT team consisting of OTs, clinical psychologists, therapy assistants and peer support workers who work with autistic adults and young people from 14 years old who do not have a learning disability. The team criteria is to provide specialist assessment and consultation regarding people who are on the Dynamic support register, and who are therefore inpatients or at imminent risk of requiring inpatient admission.
The SLT will assess, formulate and make recommendations regarding how a shared understanding of the person's communication needs will contribute to understanding and reducing the presenting risk. The SLT will offer advice and support to enable the person and their support system to live well with their neurodivergence and reduce risk of future hospital admission.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To provide a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to autistic people who are on the Transforming Care Risk Register as part of TCAT in order to support discharge or avoid admission.
To provide specialist assessment and contribute to differential diagnosis in the NDS as required by the Principal SLT NDS.
To provide highly specialist supervision to other Speech and Language Therapists or Speech and Language Therapy Assistants within Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as necessary.
Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and other agencies.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
Qualifications
Essential criteria: HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist.
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