Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Chichester, England, United Kingdom

8/7/2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a Speech & Language Therapist wishing to further their career in Acute and Stroke services at St Richards Hospital, Chichester, part of University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

This Specialist post will suit experienced Band 5 or 6 Speech & Language Therapists wishing to take the next step in their career path. This will be working within an inpatient team supporting the general acute and stroke caseloads at St Richards.

• To provide assessment, management and provision of therapy to those patients with swallowing and communication difficulties.
• To act as a mentor to Band 5 SLTs, SLT Assistants and SLT students.
• To support provision of training and CPD within the SLT service and more widely within UHSussex.
• To develop competencies within instrumental assessment of swallowing, management of critical care patients including those with tracheostomy.
  
  

At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength, & we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness & experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, & can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) & a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients & staff with the same compassion & empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above & beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our candidate information pack & wellbeing programme, for staff which is extensive & designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching & training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us & throughout your career we will help you to grow & develop. We hope that in choosing UHSx you are choosing a long & happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make & feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application & the start of your journey with UHSx.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ryan De-Vall Job title: Principal Speech & Language Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01243 831477

Please contact Ryan De-Vall via email or by phone if you would like to discuss this post and to arrange an informal visit to the SLT dept in St Richards Hospital, Chichester.