Rotational Speech and Language Therapist | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 October 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 November 2024 |
| Location: | Dorset, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6633960/153-SP03695 |
Summary
Due to internal promotion we are looking for Rotational Speech and Language Therapists 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.
We welcome applications from both NQP's and experienced B5's looking for a change in clinical setting. There are also B6 development opportunities within the trust.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
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.
Part-time and flexible working options will be considered.
Applications from NQPs, current B5s and those wishing to move from paediatrics to adults welcome.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024
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