Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Job summary

Come and join our supportive and friendly speech and language therapy team in Chichester locality which is on the beautiful West Sussex coast, with easy access to Portsmouth, Brighton, London and the South Downs.

We areseeking a therapist who is ready to build on their previous B5/6 experience in schools and community clinics and is eager to make a positive contribution to our hardworking team.

Our vacancy includes 11.25 hours (0.3 WTE) Mainstream School sessions and 11.25 hours (0.3 WTE) Early Years/community clinic sessions. You will be led and supported by our experienced and approachable clinical leads who will share with you their passion for delivering clinical excellence. In addition to opportunities for CPD, we have well-established supervision arrangements.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload within identified mainstream schools and in the community clinic, providing assessment, therapy, advice and training as required. An ability to develop strong working relationships with education staff is essential and you will also have the opportunity to work closely with our SALTAs.

About us

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?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto 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.