Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Stroke) - Golden Hello £3000 in Great Yarmouth

What you'll be doing:

• 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

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, guidance, and training to patients, carers and colleagues
• To be a clinical educator for SLT students and support volunteers, and assistants

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

What you’ll get from us:

• 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.
• 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.

If you’re an SLT who lives and breathes stroke care -- and you’re 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.

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. 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.