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Band 6
Full-time

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustEpping£39,959 - £48,117Closes 18/09/2026

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Band
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
04/09/2026
Closes
18/09/2026

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Role summary

This role is for a motivated and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join a supportive team in Epping. The successful candidate will deliver specialist stroke and neurological speech and language therapy to adult patients within an inpatient service and the Early Supported Discharge Team. The caseload includes in-patient, domiciliary, and clinic-based activity, focusing on stroke rehabilitation. The post holder will also assist in service development, supervise junior colleagues, support students, and deliver training.

Key responsibilities

  • Deliver specialist stroke and neurological speech and language therapy.
  • Provide care to adult patients who have had a recent stroke or are diagnosed with a neurological condition.
  • Conduct person-centred, goals-focused assessment and intervention.
  • Assist in service development, including supervision of junior colleagues.
  • Support students on placement and deliver education and training programmes.

Essential criteria

  • Degree qualification
  • Previous experience with adult caseload
  • Post graduate dysphagia training
  • Can demonstrate excellent written and spoken English
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Established knowledge of assessment and intervention

Desirable criteria

  • Member of relevant CEN
  • Experience supporting junior staff/students
  • Experience of supporting more junior colleagues/students

Useful to know

Band 6 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.

This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 18 September 2026

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join our innovative, supportive team in Epping.

The successful candidate will deliver specialist stroke and neurological speech and language therapy as a member of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team, providing care to adult patients who have had a recent stroke or are diagnosed with a neurological condition as part of the specialist in-patient service (Beech Ward, St Margarets Hospital) and Early Supported Discharge Team (community). The caseload will include in-patient, domiciliary and clinic based activity, with a focus on stroke rehabilitation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based at St Margaret's Hospital, Epping but will be required to provide services across West Essex.

The successful candidate will deliver person centred, goals-focused assessment and intervention to an adult stroke and neurology caseload, both within the inpatient unit and in patients' own homes.

The successful candidate will assist in service development, including supervision of more junior colleagues, supporting students on placement, and delivering education and training programmes to the multidisciplinary team.

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