West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

The closing date is 24 July 2025

We have the opportunity to recruit 3 full time (37.5hpw), Band 5, Speech and Language Therapists to our Community Paediatric SLT mainstream teams in the following roles across Suffolk: 1) Felixstowe: schools & clinics, 2) Ipswich: clinics & schools; 3) Stowmarket/Haverhill schools/clinic.

We work in a variety of settings including clinics, children's centres, nurseries, preschools, and mainstream schools within a dedicated and supportive team. Being organised and positive are key skills for these roles.

As a team we are strongly committed to delivering effective, evidence-based therapy, and we offer regular clinical and management supervision with in-house CPD/training opportunities.

We would welcome any applicants at the start of their career or those with current applicable experience especially regarding assessment and intervention of children and young people's speech, language and communication needs, experience working with therapy partners (parent/carers and educational staff), a passion / interest in delivering 1:1 and/or group therapy, and an interest in delivering training.

We cover a large geographical area so a willingness and ability to travel during the working day is essential. Interview date 13th August.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Work with preschool children and young people with a broad range of speech, language, and communication needs.


• Work independently to provide regular assessment sessions throughout the key stages of the patient journey.


• Plan and deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people.


• Understand typical and atypical development of speech, language, and communication skills.


• Select and successfully interpret a range of appropriate formal and informal assessments.


• Be able to work effectively and flexibly with a variety of people, across settings to achieve best outcomes.


• Have strong emerging or established personal communication skills to convey key information to service users, colleagues, and other professionals.


• Be familiar and confident with health record keeping systems (SystmOne) and MS packages, keeping up to date records in a concise and timely manner.


• Have good organisational skills to be able to plan workload and maintain balance.


• Be comfortable managing competing demands.


• Support delivery of training packages to parents/carers and educational staff (both face to face and virtually).

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

179-7072566-I

Job locations

Ipswich

St Helens House, 571 Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LX

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich

St Helens House, 571 Foxhall Road

Ipswich

IP3 8LX

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Pathway Lead for clinics

Abbie Woodward

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We would welcome any applicants at the start of their career or those with current applicable experience especially regarding assessment and intervention of children and young people's speech, language and communication needs, experience working with therapy partners (parent/carers and educational staff), a passion / interest in delivering 1:1 and/or group therapy, and an interest in delivering training.

We cover a large geographical area so a willingness and ability to travel during the working day is essential. Interview date 13th August., Work with preschool children and young people with a broad range of speech, language, and communication needs.

Work independently to provide regular assessment sessions throughout the key stages of the patient journey.

Plan and deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people.

Understand typical and atypical development of speech, language, and communication skills

Select and successfully interpret a range of appropriate formal and informal assessments

Be able to work effectively and flexibly with a variety of people, across settings to achieve best outcomes

Have strong emerging or established personal communication skills to convey key information to service users, colleagues, and other professionals

Be familiar and confident with health record keeping systems (SystmOne) and MS packages, keeping up to date records in a concise and timely manner

Have good organisational skills to be able to plan workload and maintain balance.

Be comfortable managing competing demands.

Support delivery of training packages to parents/carers and educational staff (both face to face and virtually)

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.