Job Description

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy team in Central have some exciting opportunities within our complex needs services. We are looking for therapists to join our teams to work in our brand new Child Development Centre in Crawley, our Special School in Crawley and our special school in Horsham.



Our complex needs service can support development of skills in AAC/Eating and Drinking and Interventions to support Neuro diverse children. We work within the balanced model to provide support at universal, targeted and specialist levels. In our special schools we work closely with the teaching staff to ensure a robust communicative environment for all children and in the Child Development Centre we work alongside our multi-disciplinary colleagues to support families.



The Central team consists of 45+ staff working in different clinical areas. The team are approachable and keen to support each other, B7 clinical leads provide supervision with additional support for staff from Band 7s Leads in SSCs, EYS, Deafness and our Neurodevelopmental Pathway for clinical advice and second opinions.



The successful applicant will value 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.

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, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.



Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.



Why work for us?

Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement Excellent training, development, and research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values -- Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.



We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.



This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.



As a therapist with two or three years' experience you will be keen to work further develop your skills in your chosen specialist area. You will work as part of a well supported team but and be able to contribute your well developed skills to the efficient and safe running of your part of the service. You will be able to support students, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants and NQTs/Band 5s and demonstrate resilience and early Leadership skills. You will actively seek opportunities to further your knowledge and skills.

You will be able to:

Assess children



Advise families and settings



Provide Therapy - individual; group; direct/indirect; remote/face to face



Train others



Write Reports and Intervention Plans



Use outcome measures



Contribute data.



Use System One electronic notes



Attend and contribute to Team and Locality Meetings



Access, and provide, supervision



Attend training and disseminate information



Maintain a CPD log



For further information please see the job description and person specification