Band 6

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity for a 1 WTE Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join our friendly team based at Brighton General Hospital. You will be part of a large dynamic team and have opportunities to develop your clinical skills with support from both specialist and advanced practitioners.

You will be working with patients who live across Brighton and Hove. The post holder will manage a varied community caseload, with adults presenting with both progressive and non-progressive conditions and a range of communication and swallowing difficulties. Post-qualification dysphagia training and experience is essential and you need to have had at least two years' experience in adult neurology.

The post holder will have opportunities to shadow and work with specialist nurses and practitioners in MS, PD and MND, and attend videofluoroscopy and FEES clinics to support their patients as required. They will have access to regular supervision with other B6 colleagues across the Trust, and be offered ongoing support by our significantly experienced team of clinicians. The post holder will also have the opportunity to shadow specialists in stammering and develop skills in this area if it is of interest to them.

A driving license is required. If applying, please can you state in your application form whether you have a current UK driving license.

Part-time employment can also be considered.

Main duties of the job

To be a specialist therapist within the Adult Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Service, providing a comprehensive, specialist clinical service to clients referred with communication and or swallowing difficulties.

To be an active member of the adult SLT service and a specialist resource, including liaison with other SLTs and other professionals external to the service in relation to specialist information, analysis and advice on continuing care.

To comply with the standards and priorities laid down by the SLT service and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

As the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex, our teams help people to plan for and manage changes to their health, supporting patients and their families to live more independently.Each year our dedicated clinicians see adult or child patients more than 2.6 million times, caring for people from their earliest moments right up to the final stages of their life.

We develop and nurture our staff, and recognise that they are our greatest asset. We give them clear career pathways, support their wellbeing, recognise and value their diversity and provide them with the leadership, skills and knowledge they need to deliver the best care for our patients now and in the future.

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.