Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey. Job overview We are keen to hear from you if you are a looking for a band 6 Speech & Language Therapy role. An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to be part of a forward-thinking multi disciplinary adult learning disability health service. The post is based in one of our multi-disciplinary Community Teams for People with Learning Disabilities (Adults) covering East Surrey with two office bases in Leatherhead and Redhill. There is an expectation to work across the patch. The candidate must have a full and valid driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes. The successful applicant will join a team of Speech and Language Therapists already working in East and West Community Teams as well as in the Neurodevelopmental, Children and Young Person’s, Older Age Adults and Forensic services. Our Speech & Language Therapists are committed to supporting individuals, their support networks and multi-disciplinary colleagues in the promotion of effective communication in a proactive, person-centred way. Another key part of the support to people who use our services is to promote their safe eating and drinking. There is a robust system for peer support, managerial and clinical supervision. Continued professional development is encouraged and supported through yearly appraisal and six monthly review. Advert You will need: · Experience of and specialist skills working with learning disabilities · Experience of supporting the evaluation of service delivery · Experience of providing supervision and an interest in developing leadership skills · Experience in developing and delivering training · Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team · Ability to work flexibly and independently · Enthusiasm, imagination and initiative · You will have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work. Working for our organisation Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire. We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers. Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby. Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received. Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments. We look forward to receiving your application! Detailed job description and main responsibilities "Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job." We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description. As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns. Gender Pay Gap Action Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above. Sponsorship Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.