Speech and Language Therapist - Rotational

at  East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Students who are graduating this summer are welcome to apply!
Are you looking for your first post as a Qualified SLT but not sure what client group you want to work with?
Would you like to have the opportunity to consolidate your skills and complete your NQP competencies in a supportive environment?
Would you like protected time for your CPD with monthly clinical forums, regular clinical supervision, support to attend relevant CENs and external training opportunities?
Would you like to be part of a county wide acute and community SLT service managed and professionally lead by a practicing SLT?
If so, East Sussex may have the opportunity you are looking for. We are looking for a newly qualified SLT to join our team. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is a community and acute trust; therefore we have the opportunity to follow patients through the whole pathway.
East Sussex is an exciting place to live with cosmopolitan Brighton, London and Europe within easy reach. The Sunshine coast is beautifully tranquil and for the more adventurous the Downs offer hiking, mountain biking and paragliding!

SEE WHAT OUR BAND 5’S SAY ABOUT WORKING IN ESHT:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/8bFEbUUIyZk
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We provide weekly support sessions, monthly Clinical Forums, regular Band 5 support group and regular Clinical Supervision, our Band 5 rotation posts will provide opportunities to work in various settings such as community, acute care and hyper acute, acute and rehabilitation for stroke. Each rotation will give you the chance to take on new responsibilities and challenges whilst being supported to develop clinically.
You will be given protected time each month to work together to meet your learning needs in a peer support framework accessing highly specialist clinicians in voice, head and neck cancer, stroke, critical care and neurological degenerative conditions to further develop your knowledge and skills.
Our aim is to ensure our team have the right skills to see the right people at the right time and we invest in our staff to achieve this.
We are proactive in research and service development and staff are encouraged to attend postgraduate courses/ RCSLT CENs. There is also a comprehensive in-service education programme within therapy Services. We have close links with the local School of Healthcare Professions at the University of Brighton and other universities. Temporary accommodation may be available and there are good social facilities within the Trust.
https://youtu.be/8bFEbUUIyZk - Recruitment | Speech and Language Therapy Service
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us

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