Job summary
- Main area
- Community Speech and Language Therapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 150-MM1681-PC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Bognor Regis
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Support Worker - Community Adult Speech & Language Therapy
Band 3
Job overview
We have an exciting full time opportunity for a Clinical Support Worker for our Community Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service covering Bognor and surrounding areas.
The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist providing clinical assessments and treatments; and will demonstrate observation skills and the ability to report back to qualified staff on patient behaviours in relation to communication and/or eating and drinking skills or difficulties.
If you have previous caring experience and can evidence that you're caring, compassionate, motivated, enjoy working as part of a team, then we would welcome a discussion with you.
Main duties of the job
The position will be based primarily at Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital. However, the post holder will be required to travel across Bognor and surrounding areas for home visits and other Trust sites. Therefore, a full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle will be essential.
The post holder will work under the supervision of a qualified Speech and Language Therapist providing clinical assessments and treatments; and administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and clinical processes.
Working for our organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be a clinical support worker within the Community Adult Speech and Language Service contributing to the provision of a comprehensive clinical service to all clients referred with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in Bognor and surrounding areas.
To be an active member of the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Team and to implement supervised clinical tasks as directed by Speech and Language Therapists within the team in a range of community settings.
To carry out administrative tasks to support patient care, clinical governance and the clinical processes of the Adult Speech and Language Team.
To ensure sufficient procedures are in place to provide safe and effective administrative support to clinical staff.
To comply with the standards and priorities laid down by the Adult Speech and Language Therapy Deputy Operational Head of Service, Sussex Community NHS Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
- Good standard of Secondary education
Desirable criteria
- OCR/RSA secretarial qualification (or equivalent)
- IT qualification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing, including observation, empathy, listening skills and the ability to follow instructions from senior staff
- Ability to work independently with organisation, problem solving, negotiation and planning skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Commitment to developing skills and knowledge
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and produce documents to a high standard
- To manage diaries and make appointments
- Ability to take accurate meeting minutes
- Ability to understand work related boundaries and the ability to refer matters of importance to senior colleagues
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver with access to a suitable vehicle (full drivers licence)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Bryce
- Job title
- Advanced Speech and Language Therapist Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01243 623614
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