Clinical Specialist Speech

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Specialist Speech & Language Therapist The closing date is 30 November 2025 Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career in children's therapies? We have a 0.6WTE post available based in Eastbourne on the beautiful East Sussex coast. You may be passionate about working with children with stammering, selective mutism or developing communication in young people using 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 Alex Storie, Operations Manager on 07471 445622 or Alexandra.storie@nhs.net, or Kathryn Burbidge, Operations Manager on 07766 294763 or kburbidge@nhs.net for an informal conversation to learn more about the role and what we can offer you. Main duties of the job To be responsible for managing a 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 team’s development within a specialist clinical area to ensure it is in line with the organisation's business objectives. About us 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 short‑listing 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 suit us both. See where you can go with KCHFT career pathways. Job responsibilities Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further. 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. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. Person Specification Behaviours Demonstrates commitment to quality of care and promotes high standards to consistently improve outcomes for children. Consistently puts children and their families at the heart of clinical decision making. Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness. Actively develops themselves and others by showing a commitment to learning and development. Demonstrates commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations. Qualifications Recognised Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent Health and Care Professions Council - Licenced to Practice. Knowledge Knowledge of evidence-based practice and ability to implement in clinical practice. Current knowledge of child/adult safeguarding policies and procedures. Knowledge of current local and national policies relevant to health, social care and education. Knowledge and understanding of organisational governance issues & policies. Current knowledge of child/adult safeguarding policies and procedures. Skills and Abilities Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to motivate and lead staff. Ability to develop and maintain inter‑agency and inter‑disciplinary links. Ability to develop and maintain inter‑agency and inter‑disciplinary links. Ability to prioritise and balance workload. Ability to negotiate and influence. Personal attribute Innovative & willingness to meet new challenges and pioneer new ways of working. Ability to travel across a variety of sites in East Sussex within a timely manner. Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata #J-18808-Ljbffr