B5 Rotational Speech and Language Therapist

Job overview

Due to internal promotion, we are looking for a rotational Speech and Language Therapist at University Hospitals Dorset to join our team!

This opportunity falls within our B5 rotations across our acute and stroke wards working with a range of adult acquired conditions.

The successful candidate will provide dysphagia and communication assessment/ therapy to patients with a wide range of clinical diagnoses including stroke, older person’s medicine, respiratory, trauma and gastroenterology.

With specialist teams covering Head & Neck, voice, stroke, acute medicine, older person’s medicine and critical care, there will be opportunities to expand your exposure to, and knowledge in these areas, while completing your rotations in acute and stroke.

Working in comprehensive multi-disciplinary teams, you will be supported by our clinical specialists. We pride ourselves on our NQP and dysphagia competency support structure and ensure our B5s have ample opportunity to access both peer and regular formal supervision.

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

We are friendly, sociable, supportive team with a focus on service improvement and team development. Our Stroke team are currently involved in the international PhEAST study, providing opportunities to be involved in research from an early stage of your career.

We offer a 7-day service to our patients so weekend and bank holiday working will be required. As part of University Hospitals Dorset, this rotation will involve working across both The Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.