Clinical Lead for Preschool Complex Needs

3 days ago


Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Lead for Preschool Complex Needs to join our team at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. As a Clinical Lead, you will be responsible for leading our Pre-School Complex Needs Team of Speech and Language Therapists and Speech and Language Therapy Assistants.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide assessment, diagnosis, and management to children within the designated caseloads, providing highly specialist care plans.
  • Provide advice to other professionals and parents in order to support the needs of children with speech, language, and communication delay and disorder in specialist areas.
  • Organise caseloads within the scope of the highly specialist post, advising the SLT Service Manager of shortfalls and difficulties as they arise.
  • Negotiate with parents, carers, and others Multi-Disciplinary team members around individual case management, demonstrating compassion and empathy alongside well-developed negotiation skills and management of conflict.
  • Be responsible for administration and record keeping, conforming to Departmental and Trust regulations concerning the format and security of patient records and the Data Protection Act.
  • Be aware of, and adhere to, legal requirements relating to the provision of a Speech and Language Therapy Service and of procedures relating to Child Protection.
  • Recognise own professional boundaries and seek advice and support as appropriate.
  • Lead in the development of innovative practices, projects, and therapy packages in specialist areas in collaboration with the SLT Service Manager.
  • Participate in the development of Team and Service clinical policies and plans as directed by the SLT Service Manager.
  • Provide timely and accurate statistics as required by the Department.
  • Provide appropriate and timely reports and other client-related correspondence, according to service standards and requirements of other agencies.
About Us

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1 million, providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions, and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services, including medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why Work for Us?
  • Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support.
  • Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals, and bases across the county.
  • Supportive flexible working patterns, such as part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement options.
  • Excellent training and development opportunities.
  • Research opportunities.
  • Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
  • Thriving BAME, Disability, and Wellbeing, LGBT+, and Religion and Belief staff networks.
  • Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
  • Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).
  • Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
  • Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.


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