At a Glance
- Tasks: Support communication and swallowing therapy for diverse patients in community and hospital settings.
- Company: Join the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, a leading healthcare provider.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, training opportunities, and NHS discounts.
- Other info: Temporary role with excellent career growth potential and supportive team environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while developing your skills as a therapist.
- Qualifications: Newly or recently qualified speech and language therapist eager to learn.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 $ per year.
We are excited to be offering an opportunity to join our Speech and Language Therapy service in Ipswich and East Suffolk, with a temporary investment to support over the winter period. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated newly or recently qualified speech and language therapist to support our service over this busy period.
You may be asked to work flexibly across our community and inpatient teams to support where the service requires extra help. You will be well supported to develop your skills across a range of communication and swallowing disorders. We support newly qualified therapists to develop their dysphagia and newly qualified competencies. We hold monthly communication therapy support sessions, and monthly CPD meetings to share learning.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain some skills as a qualified therapist, putting you on a stronger footing to apply for permanent roles in adult services. Our integrated SLT service in East Suffolk delivers inpatient, outpatient and community services, supporting people with a range of conditions including stroke, progressive neurological conditions, voice disorders, head and neck cancer and learning disability.
We provide videofluoroscopy and FEES assessments to inpatients, outpatients and our community caseloads. Our department sits within the Integrated Therapies division and therefore has excellent links to our MDT colleagues, including shared CPD opportunities.
This role will involve providing assessment, therapy and management of communication and swallowing disorders, to a mixed caseload of people with a range of acquired conditions such as stroke, progressive neurological conditions and dementia. You may be expected to provide this support in the hospital, or in community settings.
This is a temporary role commencing 19th October 2026, and finishing on 31st March 2027. We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026.
Speech and Language Therapist employer: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Join East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust as an Assessor/Coach and be part of a dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality clinical apprenticeship training. With a strong focus on employee development, we offer extensive training opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive work culture that prioritises staff wellbeing. Enjoy generous benefits including a competitive pension scheme, 27 days of annual leave, and access to NHS discounts while making a meaningful impact in the community.
Contact Details:
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust Recruitment Team
