Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 354-LD-20269-B
Site: Pan Sussex
Town: Brighton
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa / pro rata for part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, and enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care.
Job overview
We are seeking a SLT who is passionate about improving the lives of neurodivergent young people & adults to join our innovative Sussex-wide team. This specialist SLT post is based in the Transforming Care autism team (TCAT) part of the MDT working with autistic adults to provide specialist assessment & consultation with people who are mental health inpatients or at risk of admission.
Main duties of the job
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.
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.
· Liaise and consult with other Speech and Language Therapists and/or other professions within mainstream primary and secondary provider services.
· To work within the MDT to undertake risk assessment, formulation, and management for individual clients with complex presentations.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist
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.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
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