Speech and Language Therapist - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Are you a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist looking for your first post within a supportive environment?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a friendly, hard working team of Adult Speech and Language Therapists based in Somerset.
As part of this team you will benefit from a range of opportunities to work in different settings and gain valuable experience whilst being fully supported.
The post is suitable for a Newly Qualified Therapist and full support will be provided to enable you to work through your Newly Qualified competencies.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months and once trained, will involve a mixed caseload of acute, care homes, and acute and community stroke work.
- To work flexibly as a Speech and Language Therapist across a variety of settings.
- To assess, diagnose and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders across a variety of settings including acute stroke, acute general medicine, stoke rehabilitation and care homes.
- To be included on the Bank Holiday working rota
As part of the benefits of working in Somerset you can soak up all that the idyllic countryside has to offer with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines.
You get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You get to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyoneIf you answered 'YES' then we would love to hear from you
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
- To work flexibly as a Speech and Language Therapist across a variety of settings.
- To assess, diagnose and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders across a variety of settings including acute stroke, acute general medicine, stoke rehabilitation and care homes.
- To be included on the Bank Holiday working rota
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