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Clinical Specialist - Speech & Language TherapistKent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust • Gillingham, United Kingdom
Clinical Specialist - Speech & Language Therapist

Clinical Specialist - Speech & Language Therapist

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust • Gillingham, United Kingdom
27 days ago
Job type
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Clinical Specialist - Speech & Language Therapist
The closing date is 31 August 2026

Job summary
The Community Brain Injury Team (CBIT) is a supportive, motivated and experienced team of clinicians including, in addition to this speech and language therapy post, a physiotherapist, occupational therapist (also team lead), psychologist and rehabilitation worker. We work collaboratively towards person centred goals. We are supported by an admin hub.

CBIT is a specialist service providing neuro rehabilitation to adults affected by brain injury. CBIT is provided by the NHS Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust.

The Community Brain Injury Team's mission statement is to provide high quality neuro rehabilitation to adults affected by brain injury living in the community. Our service addresses the physical, psychological and social consequences of brain injury. Working with the client, family and carers we offer personalised care plans and collaborative goal setting to facilitate enablement and adjustment to promote effective self-management.

The speech and language therapy postholder will work embedded within the well-regarded Community Brain Injury Team to provide specialist speech and language therapy assessment and intervention to optimise the communication of the service users.

Main duties of the job
  • To provide expert speech and language therapy assessment and rehabilitation to service users of the Community Brain Injury Team (CBIT)
  • To provide a consistently high standard of goal-orientated treatment programmes for patients with complex neuro-rehabilitation needs.
  • To ensure excellent communication and guidance to the clinical team, patients, carers and families on the communication needs of the person to optimise their recovery and function.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

The Community Brain Injury Team clinicians recommend CBIT as a place to work (or be treated). They report feeling mutually heard, supported and valued by team colleagues. They are proud of their outcomes and achievements in patient lives. Within the team they feel motivated and have shared values, aspirations and goals for patient outcomes. They feel engaged and empowered in decisions affecting their work within the team.

Come and join this well-regarded team and make a difference in someone's life that has been affected by brain injury.

We welcome applications or enquiries.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 380-FR0611-E
Job locations: CBIT, DSC
Medway Maritime hospital
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
  • Active relevant health professional / AHP registration

Desirable
  • A degree or equivalent qualification/experience at post registration level

Experience
Essential
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary / interagency working including autonomous and collaborative working
  • Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical specialty (neurorehab and specifically brain injury)
  • Further training relevant to the role
  • Post registration experience of working within a relevant setting and specialty
  • An understanding of relevant legal frameworks including Mental Capacity Act, Health and Care Act, Care Act, Health and Safety etc.

Desirable
  • Membership of a professional special interest group

Knowledge and Skills
Essential
  • Understanding and expertise in the principles of risk assessment and risk management
  • Ability to respond efficiently to complex information within tight deadlines and prioritise accordingly
  • Ability to effectively communicate the outcomes of assessments and interventions to a range of people including patient, carer, family and professionals who may or may not have any prior knowledge or experience of communication difficulties.
  • Problem solving/decision making in relation to clinical practice

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address: CBIT, DSC
Medway Maritime hospital
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
CBIT team Lead
Hilary Whibley
hilary.whibley@nhs.net
07535902829
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