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-A
Site: Pan Sussex
Town: Brighton
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa / pro rata for part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/12/2025 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.
Main duties of the job
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. The SLT will be working closely with inpatient and community mental health services.
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.
· To provide specialist assessment and contribute to differential diagnosis in the NDS.
· To provide highly specialist supervision to other Speech and Language Therapists or Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.
· Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues and other agencies.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC registered Speech and Language Therapist
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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