Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist - Neurosciences
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 13 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7749673/387-WC9673-LH |
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A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children who require neuro-rehabilitation and who are in-patients or outpatients at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This will involve assessment, diagnosis and management of their feeding and communication difficulties associated with their Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and other neurological conditions. This is within the context of the multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation assessment.
• To provide specialist assessment and treatment of children and young adults requiring neuro-rehabilitation as inpatient and outpatients.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meeting, goal setting meeting, discharge planning meetings and any other appropriate meetings to facilitate the best care for patients within the neuro-rehabilitation.
• Assess, differentially diagnose and provide neuro-rehabilitation of complex communication and feeding disorders in this patient group
• To provide and support the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems as appropriate
• Ensure that parents, carers and patients are involved in the planning and execution of their child’s communication programme wherever possible through goal setting and parent training.
• Liaise with education and other specialist services where needed
• Provide written reports regarding the outcome of assessment and differential diagnosis as part of the multi-disciplinary medical notes and reports
• To liaise with local speech and language therapy teams and provide written and verbal handover for children transferring between BRHC and the community services
• Communicate and discuss highly complex and sensitive information from clinical records and assessment with parents and the child if appropriate and with medical staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To see children as part of the neuro-rehabilitation out-patient programme as required
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 ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026
To provide a specialist speech and language therapy service to children who require neuro-rehabilitation and who are in-patients or outpatients at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. This will involve assessment, diagnosis and management of their feeding and communication difficulties associated with their Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and other neurological conditions. This is within the context of the multi-disciplinary neuro-rehabilitation assessment.
• To provide specialist assessment and treatment of children and young adults requiring neuro-rehabilitation as inpatient and outpatients.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meeting, goal setting meeting, discharge planning meetings and any other appropriate meetings to facilitate the best care for patients within the neuro-rehabilitation.
• Assess, differentially diagnose and provide neuro-rehabilitation of complex communication and feeding disorders in this patient group
• To provide and support the use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems as appropriate
• Ensure that parents, carers and patients are involved in the planning and execution of their child’s communication programme wherever possible through goal setting and parent training.
• Liaise with education and other specialist services where needed
• Provide written reports regarding the outcome of assessment and differential diagnosis as part of the multi-disciplinary medical notes and reports
• To liaise with local speech and language therapy teams and provide written and verbal handover for children transferring between BRHC and the community services
• Communicate and discuss highly complex and sensitive information from clinical records and assessment with parents and the child if appropriate and with medical staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To see children as part of the neuro-rehabilitation out-patient programme as required
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 ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Feb 2026
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