# Community Speech & Language Therapist Fixed Term Contract > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-speech-and-language-therapist-fixed-term-contract/75c719cf-d1bd-4958-b483-7ed993154ad0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-speech-and-language-therapist-fixed-term-contract/75c719cf-d1bd-4958-b483-7ed993154ad0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bury St Edmunds - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Speech and Language Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata, per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 8 months (FTC until 28.02.2027 (Or can be offered as a internal secondment)) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T11:40:31.882Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Therapy/Speech_Therapy-v7997136 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7997136?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 8 Month FTC Mat Leave Cover Band 6 community speech and language therapist This role is suited to an experienced speech and language therapist who is confident and competent in the assessment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in a community setting across a wide range of specialties within the community setting. The community team is a friendly dynamic team and we offer both one to one and group settings both in clinic and in a person's own home. Ability to travel to home visits and various clinical settings is essential as is the ability to work autonomously with regular clinical support and supervision. You will be a strong team player who is able to provide high quality speech and language therapy assessments and interventions across a wide variety of clinical needs. ### Main duties of the job To provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in a variety of community settings; autonomously manage a complex caseload; supervision of SLT and other students as required; participation in service quality improvement projects; undertake professional duties as a qualified senior speech and language therapist seeking advice from senior colleagues where appropriate. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description attached with full details of this job role. ## Job Details 8 Month FTC Mat Leave Cover Band 6 community speech and language therapist This role is suited to an experienced speech and language therapist who is confident and competent in the assessment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in a community setting across a wide range of specialties within the community setting. The community team is a friendly dynamic team and we offer both one to one and group settings both in clinic and in a person's own home. Ability to travel to home visits and various clinical settings is essential as is the ability to work autonomously with regular clinical support and supervision. You will be a strong team player who is able to provide high quality speech and language therapy assessments and interventions across a wide variety of clinical needs. ## Job Description To provide a high standard of speech and language therapy assessment and management of adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties in a variety of community settings; autonomously manage a complex caseload; supervision of SLT and other students as required; participation in service quality improvement projects; undertake professional duties as a qualified senior speech and language therapist seeking advice from senior colleagues where appropriate. ## Responsibilities Please see the full job description attached with full details of this job role. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Developed critical appraisal skills, with insight into own strengths and weaknesses and development. - Committed to personal development. - motivated approach to working duties - Flexible and reliable approach to working duties - Ability to pass knowledge and skills on to others. - Ability to travel/valid driving license ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - An ability to develop and deliver work programmes for individuals and groups. - Highly developed communication/interpersonal skills - Excellent organisational and administrative skills, including word processing. - Ability to manage time and prioritise workload effectively - Teaching and training other staff - Ability to manage operational aspects of the community service in absence of senior clinicians as requested. **Desirable** - Attendance in MDT voice clinics - Attendance at specialist voice SIGs/courses - Specialist knowledge of voice disorders + current approaches to assessment, diagnosis and therapy. ### Experience & Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of working in a community setting. - Experience of working as part of a MDT and liaising with other agencies. - Portfolio of CPD evidence relevant to post. - Independent assessment of dysphagia. - Differential diagnosis of patients with multiple aetiologies - Experience of case conferences - Experience of independent case management. - Knowledge of evidence-based practice in relation to swallowing and communication disorders. - Specialist knowledge of neurologically impaired patients, and current approaches to treatment and rehabilitation. - Knowledge of respiratory conditions and their effect on swallowing and current approaches to assessment and treatment - Detailed knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the swallow to synthesise and collate information from cranial nerve assessment and assessment of the swallow to form hypothesise regarding patient status. - Knowledge and use of outcome measures - Knowledge of changes in the NHS and current legislation. **Desirable** - Experience of working in various clinical settings. - Experience of supervising staff - Experience of facilitating mental capacity assessments. - Involvement in audit/clinical governance within SALT - Experience of working with pts with voice disorders (if applicable) - Knowledge of video fluoroscopy. - Knowledge of FEES ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - RCSLT recognised degree or equivalent - Eligible for registered membership of RCSLT. - HPC membership. - Independent Dysphagia Practitioner. **Desirable** - Relevant postgraduate short courses ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 476.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10337587) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.