Bank Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join us on the bank. You would be working with adult inpatients with general medical, neurological and age-related conditions. Post-graduate dysphagia qualification (or equivalent experience) is essential.

You would be joining a large team of speech and language therapists working across UHBW sites. We are a friendly and inclusive team, focused on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for the communities we serve.

For more information on our team, please see: https://www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/other-services-in-bristol/speech-and-language-therapy/

• To independently manage a caseload of adult inpatients with oropharyngeal dysphagia and communication difficulties due to a range of progressive neurological, general medical and age-related conditions.
• Act as a source of expert, evidence-based information and support for members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, staff and carers about the SLT issues of patients.
  
  

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to en

sure we’re meeting our pledge.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Highfield Job title: Clinical Lead SLT Email address: emily.highfield@uhbw.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0117 342 1564