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Job summary
Come and join our supportive multidisciplinary team providing high quality stroke care to people in their own homes and local community.
This role gives the opportunity for professional development, supervision of staff and involvement in service development in our relatively new team.
We are looking for a dynamic Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for stroke rehabilitation and team working to join us and help to shape the direction of our team for the future.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist speech and language t herapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment toadults with communication and swallowing problems within the adult SLT service and stroketeam
- To work independently with the support and supervision of clinical leads
- To work in patients' homes and community
- To work as an integrated member of the SLT team and stroke team
- To work with members of the multidisciplinary stroke team , including nursing, therapists andassistant staff
- To be involved in ongoing training to the multidisciplinary team.
- To be part of a wider network of SLTs in Sirona including peer supervision and support
- To receive clinical and operational leadership from the Clinical Specialist SLT for stroke
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 09 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-8138010-SL
- Job locations: Cadbury Garden Centre Offices, Smallway, Congresbury, Bristol, BS49 5AA, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered/RCSLT member
- Post graduate dysphagia qualification/experience
- Educated to degree or equivalent (SLT)
knowledge and experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and experience of a wide range of therapeutic models of working with communication disorders and dysphagia in adults with neurological and medical conditions
- Experience of working as core member of MDT
- Experience supervising junior staff
- Advanced dysphagia skills: Independent working with patients with complex dysphagia in a range of acute settings/ with multiple aetiologies
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- E xperience of working with adults with communication / swallowing disorders after stroke in a community setting
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