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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts.

At East Surrey Hospital, Redhill we have 697 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey, and at Crawley and Horsham Hospitals in West Sussex.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of over 6,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000.

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Address
Trust Headquarters
East Surrey Hospital
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 5RH
Contact Number
01737 768511

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Ref: 326-7250919-RB Vacancy ID: 7250919

Speech and Language Therapist

Accepting applications until: 30-Jun-2025 23:59

Open

Accepting applications until: 30-Jun-2025 23:59

Location

East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH15RH
Surrey

Contract type & working pattern

Permanent
Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

£29,970 - £36,483 per annum plus high cost allowance
Yearly

(NHS AfC: Band 5)

Specialty

Speech and Language Therapy
Interview date
09/07/2025

 

 

Job overview

Are you a newly or recently qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking to join a supportive and dynamic Speech and Language Therapy team? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join the SLT stroke team based at East Surrey Hospital. The post will work across the Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke Unit. 

The successful candidate should be interested in developing their skills with an adult inpatient caseload. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in patients who have had a stroke, and will be supported to manage a caseload of patients with communication and swallowing disorders independently. You will also be supported to compete dysphagia competencies as required.

You  will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will have excellent communication and prioritisation skills. You will be passionate about delivering person-centered and evidence based care.

There will be opportunities to to contribute to training and support of Speech and Language Therapy assistants where appropriate

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For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

  • Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
  • National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
  • We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.  For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • A complete and accurate application
  • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • Evidence of essential experience for role
  • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Budd
Job title
Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01737 768511
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Age positive
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Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.
Disability confident employer
Care quality commission - Outstanding
HSJ Acute or Specialist Trust of the year
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