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Available as a B6 post or a B6 development post. If you are applying as a development post it will commence on a B6 Annex U. Therefore you will be paid 70% of entry point on a B6 & when competencies achieved you will move to entry point on B6 scale

Have you completed your NQPs & are starting to look for a new post to give you the opportunity to develop your skills & specialise in managing people & swallowing difficulties in the acute inpatient setting?

Would you like protected time for your CPD with monthly clinical forums, regular clinical supervision & support to attend relevant CENs & external training opportunities?

Would you like to be part of a county wide acute & community SLT service?  East Sussex Speech & Language Therapy service is an integrated community & acute trust. There will be an opportunity to participate in our regional videofluoroscopy clinics, our award winning swallow disorder clinic and FEES. There will be opportunities to work within the stroke unit at Eastbourne Hospital gaining experience of MDT working and rehabilitation including IOPI, Ampcare & EMST - with an occasional need to work across acute sites inc. Conquest Hospital 

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We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist, who has completed their NQP competencies & possibly post basic dysphagia training, looking for their next post to specialise in community SLT services. You would have the opportunity to work alongside highly specialist SLTs & SLT assistants to gain the experience & skills to work at a specialist level. 

You will work alongside specialist clinicians in community services, rehabilitation, voice, head & neck cancer, stroke, critical care & neurological degenerative conditions to further develop your knowledge & skills

We work with higher education institutes to develop innovative ways of delivering student placements & have recently invested in 360 cameras to facilitate virtual clinics

Your job plan will allow you time to focus on your development & work with colleagues on service improvements. We are proactive in research & service development & staff are encouraged to attend postgraduate courses/ RCSLT CENs. There is also a comprehensive in-service education programme within the department with monthly clinical forums & the wider therapy Services.  We have close links with the local School of Healthcare Professions at the University of Brighton & other universities

A relocation package maybe available, please discuss at interview

https://youtu.be/-Wpc_wj-q74 - Speech and Language Therapy - Why work in ESHT?

Speech and Language Therapy Service | Best experiences from working within ESHT - YouTube

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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.