Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 374-KN219-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Speech and Language Therapy team as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant based at Eastbourne District General Hospital. You will have the opportunity to work with a range of disorders arising from stroke, traumatic brain injury and neurological degenerative disorders within a specialist team.
All applications will be scored against the Person Specification and so applications should make reference to the key criteria of this role.
Please note that this post may close early if a threshold of applications has been reached.
Main duties of the job
The role includes: Supporting the Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) working in East Sussex Healthcare Trust with the delivery of communication and swallowing services.
- Delivering communication and dysphagia (swallowing) therapy as directed by the SLTs.
- Preparation and maintenance of communication resources as requested by the SLTs.
- To help train, advise and/or support patients, carers and staff, on how to identify and prepare appropriate modified consistency diet and fluids.
- Supporting the triage of referrals into the speech and language therapy service in order to prioritise patients.
- Administration duties to support the running of the department and supporting the recording of contact data and outcome measures as directed by SLTs.
- Attendance at MDT meetings and feedback on patient progress on behalf of SLTs.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant NVQ 3 in health or social background or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Customer Care Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience in use of computers ( e.g. word, internet, email)
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with communication/swallowing difficulties
- Experience of carrying out care plans within a healthcare setting
- Experience of working under the direction of an AHP
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An awareness of how difficulties communicating affect people’s lives
- An awareness of how difficulties swallowing affect people’s lives
- Able to demonstrate accurate and timely recording of information
- Organised with good time management
- Willingness to learn new skills as required by the role
Desirable criteria
- An awareness of strategies that might help people to communicate
- An awareness of strategies that might help people to swallow safely
- An awareness of eating and drinking with acknowledged risks of aspiration
- An awareness of how communication aids can support communication
- A working knowledge of SystmOne
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- Aware of own limitations and will seek advice from senior colleagues when required
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Ability to travel between site in a timely manner
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cerian Green
- Job title
- Speech and Language Therapy Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 131 4670
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