Clinical Specialist Therapist

at  Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in children’s therapies? We have 2.6WTE posts available based in Eastbourne on the beautiful East Sussex coast and Crowborough in the heart of the Sussex Weald. Flexible working, part-time hours and job share applications will be considered.
You may be passionate about working with children with Down Syndrome, selective mutism or developing communication in young people using hi-tech AAC. You may be eager for opportunities to extend your leadership skills through staff development, work-planning or innovative care. Tell us about where you see your next steps!
Whatever you choose with us, you will become part of a highly successful integrated therapy service. Although based in East Sussex, we are employed by KCHFT which is an outstanding trust. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working together and in partnership to provide seamless care.
We have a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service.
Contact Suki Ahsam, Professional Lead SLT on 07795 590271 or s.ahsam@nhs.net, or Kathryn Burbidge, Operations Manager on 07766 294763 or kburbidge@nhs.net for an informal conversation to know more about the role and what we can offer you.
To be responsible for managing a complex and specialist clinical caseload and to act as a specialist resource to the Children’s Therapies team and other professionals and agencies
To support the work of SEND including completion of education, health and care needs assessments and occasional involvement in SENDIST appeal hearings as an expert witness
To be responsible for the supervision of identified staff within the team in collaboration with the Head of Service, Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.
To contribute to the wider work of the team including initial assessment clinics, referral triage and Therapy One Point.
To provide leadership to the Team in collaboration with other clinical Lead colleagues.
To be responsible for ensuring the team provides a high quality and cost-effective clinical service to CYP and their families in collaboration with the Head of Service, Operational Manager and Team Co-ordinator.
To be responsible for ensuring that all team members are working to agreed care pathways.
To report to and advise the Head of Service and/or Operational Manager of the teams’ development within a specialist clinical area to ensure it is in line with the organisation’s business objectives.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both
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The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

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