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Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Employer
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Crawley
Salary
£28,050 - £36,644 per annum
Closing date
26 Mar 2019

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Sector
Healthcare
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Grade - NHS AfC: Band 6

We are looking for a full time speech and language therapist with at least two years' experience in adult neurology to join our friendly community speech and language therapy team based at Crawley Hospital and working largely across Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. You will work on a varied community caseload, both progressive and non-progressive conditions, with adults presenting with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties.

You will have experience of interdisciplinary team working, training delivery, participation in student placements and involvement in clinical governance activities. You will have post-qualification dysphagia training and experience.

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is a large community health care organisation, incorporating the towns along the south coast of East & West Sussex, spreading south to Chichester and Brighton. You will have direct links with speech and language therapy colleagues working in Crawley and Mid Sussex, and will also benefit from being part of the wider adult community speech and language therapy service within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. As a member of the larger Trust wide SLT workforce you will be encouraged to participate in the many clinical development opportunities available.

 

 

Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Company

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) offers diverse employment opportunities across Sussex.

We employ over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff, and our expert teams deliver a wide range of medical, nursing and therapeutic care to over 10,000 people a day, serving a total population of 1.3 million.

Why join our #CommunityThatCares at SCFT?

  • Flexible working patterns offered across our services
  • Ongoing training and development tailored to your needs
  • Excellent research opportunities
  • BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks 
  • Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
  • Free health and wellbeing checks for all staff
  • Workplace nurseries rated Good and Outstanding by Ofsted

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Contact our friendly Recruitment team on 01273 242227 or sc-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
01273 696011
Location
Glynde Building
Brighton General Hospital
Elm Grove
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3EW
GB

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