Job Summary

A unique opportunity to shape care across the inpatient stroke pathway – all within a supportive, innovative, and truly collaborative SLT team. If you're an SLT who lives and breathes stroke care, this role offers a rare opportunity to work across hyper-acute, acute and inpatient stroke rehabilitation in a highly regarded 38-bed Stroke Unit. You'll join a small, friendly, specialist SLT team employed by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] – a forward-thinking, staff-owned social enterprise. Benefits include a £3,000 Golden Hello payment (paid in three instalments).

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

• 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 the 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

Essential: 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 and training, be a clinical educator for SLT students.

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a well-established health care provider delivering NHS care since 2011 across the Norfolk/Suffolk borders. We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits. For more information visit our website – www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff-owned organisation, meaning staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is run.

Job Description

• Adhere to National and local standards and guidelines relating to Professional Practice (CQ3 and HCPC)
• Be aware of and adhere to current legislation and employer procedures
• Demonstrate commitment to personal development
• Keep abreast of research in the field of stroke care
• Be responsible for collecting own work statistics as specified in the James Paget University Hospital service level agreement
• Manage own time appropriately and a defined caseload
• Work closely with staff on the stroke unit
• Supervise work with volunteers and assistants where appropriate
• Be responsible for student observation
• Responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans, writing reports, providing intervention and evaluating treatment outcomes
• Review and discharge patients, seek second opinions, make onward referrals
• Offer advice to clients, carers and significant others
• Attend and contribute to staff and team meetings, multidisciplinary meetings
• Contribute to local and national audit and quality measures

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential: Recognised qualification in Speech & Language Therapy, Registered member of HCPC/RCSLT, Dysphagia trained.

Experience

Essential: Broad and varied clinical experience in the field of Stroke. Desirable: Experience of working on an acute Stroke Unit.

Additional Criteria

Essential: Dysphagia trained, highly developed auditory & perceptual skills, ability to plan treatment packages, demonstrates passion for Stroke care, ability to work within a team, good knowledge of legal requirements. Desirable: Basic counselling skills.

Additional Information

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Contact: Nicola Savage at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] or [contact hidden].

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change, Band 6. Location: James Paget Hospital, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 6LA. Reference number: 849-OL-33.