Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Senior Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

We are looking for a Speech and Language Therapist who is passionate about improving the lives of autistic young people and adults to join our innovative Transforming Care Autism Team (TCAT).

This post can also be offered as a Band 6 developmental post.

The MDT is Sussex wide and provides specialist assessment and consultation to colleagues in SPFT working with adults and young people aged 14 upwards who have a diagnosis of autism who are at risk of a mental health hospital admission.

The successful candidate will have experience in working with autistic people with presentations of risk and liaising with a range of different agencies.

The team supports a neuroaffirmative understanding of the individual's needs in relation to their neurodiversity in order to support discharge from inpatient services or avoid admissions.

The multi-disciplinary team works with individuals, their families, care providers, other SPFT teams and agencies across East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove. The successful candidate will have experience in working with autistic people with presentations of risk and liaising with a range of different agencies.

This is a great opportunity to join a supportive multidisciplinary team comprised of clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, peer support workers and therapy assistants. We are focused on achieving great outcomes for individuals and are contributing to the development of practice across the Trust. Supervision, training and peer support are at the heart of team practice.

You will report to the Principal Speech and Language Therapist and the Operational Team Leader and be responsible for specialist speech and language therapy assessments, consultations and making recommendations.

The team operates with a mix of virtual and face to face meetings and assessments.

We would consider applicants as a B6 development post on completion of agreed competencies.

• Recognised Speech & Language Therapy Degree or Master's Qualification or equivalent
• Health Professions Council - license to practice

• Extensive postgraduate experience asa Speech & Language Therapist with experience of working with autistic individuals
• Experience of working in mental health settings
• Awareness of the wider context of the NHS within a specialist clinical field.
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to client group)
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance / audit
• Knowledge of record keeping standards
• Ability to adapt written and verbal communication to suit the needs of people with communication and learning disabilities. This may include Makaton signing, symbols and pictures etc

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.