Overview
Are you looking for a new post that will give you the opportunity to further develop your acute sector and team management skills? Would you like the opportunity to be involved in service developments and planning, with protected time to enhance your leadership and operational skills? Would you like to be instrumental in the development of the B5 rotation SLTs? 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 led by a practicing SLT? If so, East Sussex may have the opportunity you are looking for.
This post will give you the chance to develop new or existing skills in dysphagia management within the acute setting. We have an excellent relationship with our medical colleagues and SLT is highly valued throughout the trust. We are fortunate to have a close relationship with our ENT consultants who have helped us to develop our FEES service for inpatients and outpatient clinics. We also run weekly SLT led videofluoroscopy clinics on both of our acute sites.
Responsibilities
* Develop new or existing skills in dysphagia management within the acute setting.
* Support less experienced therapists, assistants and students.
* Work alongside highly specialist clinicians in voice, head and neck cancer, stroke, rehabilitation and neurological degenerative conditions to further develop knowledge and skills.
* Join a friendly and enthusiastic team of acute and community SLTs to provide pathways of care to the local adult population, in line with organisational and Divisional objectives.
* Participate in research and service development; attend postgraduate courses and RCSLT CENs.
* Engage with local academic links (e.g., University of Brighton and other universities) to support professional development.
Qualifications
* Post-basic dysphagia training completed.
* Sound level of experience working independently in the acute setting.
* Aspiring to develop skills to an advanced level.
Additional Information
East Sussex is an exciting place to live with Brighton and London within easy reach. The Sunshine coast is beautiful and tranquil, with the Downs offering hiking, mountain biking and paragliding. 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 in 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, with 7,000+ staff, based at Hastings and Eastbourne acute hospitals, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as Good overall, with Outstanding for caring and effective care. The Conquest Hospital and Community Services are rated Outstanding; Eastbourne DGH rated Good. In 2020, the Trust launched its Building for our Future programme to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals and transform care delivery for generations to come.
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