Rotational Speech and Language Therapist | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Speech and Language Therapist looking to begin or advance their career, working with adults with swallowing and communication difficulties. This role is a rotational post and provides an excellent grounding in a wide range of clinical areas:

• The acute general medical team - Bristol Royal Infirmary
• The voice/ENT Outpatient team - St Michael's Hospital
• The Acute Stroke team - Southmead Hospital

Our service also has specialist SLT teams in critical care, oncology, and head and neck cancer. We provide videofluoroscopy and FEES services.

We will support the post holder in completing NQP and dysphagia competencies, as required. You will be joining our large team of over 30 speech and language therapists and assistants working across the City & Weston BFT sites. We are a friendly and inclusive team, focused on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for our patients. We have a strong culture of support, development and leadership including:

• Support in accessing a wide range of training and CPD opportunities
• A rolling in-service training programme with brilliant teaching from team members and MDT colleagues

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Regular 1

1 line management and group peer supervision

• Commitment to our flexi-time policy to support your work-life balance
• A wealth of wellbeing support and strong team spirit
• More information is available on our

SLT webpage

Other Services in Bristol | University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (uhbristol.nhs.uk)

• To provide speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment for adults with communication and/or swallowing difficulties
• To work with the support and supervision of more senior colleagues
• To manage own time, caseload and prioritise tasks with support as required
• To participate in peer group supervision and regular 1:1 line management support
• To participate in SLT in-service training

This role would be ideal for a newly qualified therapist or a practising therapist looking to experience a range of clinical areas before committing to a specialist area. It would also suit those keen to transfer into adult work from paediatric or learning disability roles.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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 21 Oct 2026