Speech and Language Therapist B6

East Coast Community Healthcare CIC; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to manage communication and swallowing difficulties for inpatients following stroke. This role offers unique opportunities in a multidisciplinary team, combining inpatient experience with a commitment to continued professional development. With NHS-aligned benefits and a supportive environment, the ideal candidate will contribute to a well-established service focused on stroke rehabilitation.

Benefits

£3,000 Golden Hello payment

NHS-aligned terms and benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficient in dysphagia assessment and management.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Current knowledge of the National Stroke Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage communication and swallowing difficulties.
• Deliver tailored therapy plans and evaluate progress.
• Contribute to team meetings and case discussions.

Skills

Dysphagia management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Dysphagia-trained SLT

Job description

Job Overview

Assess, diagnose and manage communication and swallowing difficulties for inpatients following stroke. Work alongside a Band 5 SLT with ongoing support from experienced Band 7 colleagues. Provide dysphagia assessment and management, seeking second opinions where appropriate. Contribute to our well-established Dysphagia Trained Nurse programme. Deliver tailored therapy plans and evaluate progress. Support the MDT with expert SLT input, attending regular team meetings and case discussions. Stay up to date with current research, National Stroke Strategy guidance, and best practice. Play an active role in audit, data collection and service quality development.

Dysphagia-trained SLT to at least a proficient level (RCSLT competencies 2025). We are a small team where you will receive a warm welcome, regular supervision, training and development opportunities, and a united team approach. We offer good administrative support. ECCH spans the beautiful Norfolk/Suffolk Coastline and we are less than an hour away from the vibrant university city of Norwich. ECCH is a well-established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits – find out more about us on our website: www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff‑owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

About ECCH

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

Locational & Opportunity Highlights

If you are an SLT who lives and breathes stroke care – and you are ready to take your specialist skills to the next level – this role offers a rare, exciting opportunity to work across hyper‑acute, acute, and inpatient stroke rehabilitation in a highly regarded 38‑bed Stroke Unit.

You will join a small, friendly, specialist SLT team with the added benefit of being employed by East Coast Community Healthcare (ECCH) – a forward‑thinking, staff‑owned social enterprise. This means you get the best of both worlds:

• Inpatient hospital experience at James Paget University Hospital offering acute care and rehabilitation in stroke.
• Close clinical connection with ECCH’s Stroke ESD service.
• Exposure to the whole stroke pathway – not just one part of it.
• Staff ownership, giving you a real voice in shaping future services.
• NHS‑aligned terms, benefits & development opportunities.

Benefits

• £3,000 Golden Hello payment, paid in three instalments.
• Golden Hello is not available to internal applicants.

This post attracts a "Golden Hello" payment of £3,000 (taxable). £1,000 will be payable on appointment, a further £1,000 will become payable after 6 months in post, and the final £1,000 will become payable after 12 months in post (pro rata if applicable). Please note that the Golden Hello is not available to internal applicants.