Specialist Speech and Language Therapist GOLDEN

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with GOLDEN HELLO

A unique opportunity to shape care across the inpatient stroke pathway all within a supportive, innovative, and truly collaborative SLT team.

Why this role?

Why youll love it.

If youre an SLT who lives and breathes stroke care and youre 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.

Youll 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 ECCHs 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.

This post attracts a "Golden Hello" payment of £3,000 (taxable): £1,000 will become 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

What you will be doing:

As the senior SLT on the Stroke Unit, you will:

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

What were looking for:

Dysphagia-trained SLT to at least a proficient level (RCSLT competencies 2025)

HCPC & RCSLT registration

Strong experience in acute stroke care

Excellent communication and MDT skills

Ability to manage a complex caseload independently

Ability to work flexibly and compassionately with patients and families

Offer advice, guidance, and training to patients, carers and colleagues

To be a clinical educator for SLT students and support volunteers, and assistants

You will thrive here if you enjoy working in a fast-paced inpatient environment, can balance shifting priorities, and take pride in strong MDT relationships.

What youll get from us:

We are a small team where you will receive a warm welcome, regular supervision, training and development opportunites 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.

This post is advertised as a full time position but may be suitable for a job share. If you would like to know more about what we have to offer and how we work please do contact us. We would welcome visits from interested applicants.

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, to find out more about us visit our website -(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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.

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…