Allied Health Professionals

Occupational Therapists provide an exceptional service to both our inpatients and outpatients - and there are approximately 90 working across the Trust. You can work in either a static or a rotational post.

When working in static posts, you will need to be flexible, and willing to work in a fast-paced environment - prompt assessment and early decision making are necessary to facilitate timely discharges from our hospital.

Join us and we can offer you:

• A preceptorship programme for new graduates
• The option to develop your skills by taking rotational posts and moving between specialities
• Senior support with regular supervision
• Excellent preceptorship
• Outstanding mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) cover our adult, acute and rehabilitation services. They are based at our Southmead and Cossham Hospitals. SLTs work across Bristol, North Somerset, and Gloucestershire, so joining us in this role will allow you to maintain strong professional links throughout the South West while you help us to deliver outstanding care to our patients. You will also have the option to work with the adult learning difficulty SLTs, for their clients, who may require access to our specialist SLT services (e.g. stammering, videofluoroscopy).

Join us and we can offer you:

• The option to develop your skills by taking rotational posts and moving between specialities
• The opportunity to work with adult learning difficulty SLTs
• Inpatient work in the state-of-the-art Brunel building at Southmead Hospital.
• Excellent preceptorship
• Outstanding mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Physiotherapists provide their quality services to our patients, with a commitment to excellent evidence-based care. Joining us in this position will allow you to help us deliver our services in a variety of areas. 

Join us and we can offer you:

• The option to develop your skills by taking rotational posts and moving between specialities
• Lecturing for undergraduates on amputee rehabilitation and orthopaedics and trauma.
• Excellent preceptorship
• Outstanding mentoring and professional development opportunities.

Nutritionists and dietetics provide their services across a number of our wards. We back evidence-based practice and all dietitians are expected to participate in auditing, or research projects, or in study which is related to their areas of work while helping us to provide our patients with the best possible care.

You can join us in this position in either a full-time or part-time role, which includes occasional Saturday work as part of the weekend working rota.

Join us and we can offer you:

• Training for student dieticians
• A comprehensive CPD programme to further develop your skills (including specialist areas)
• Excellent preceptorship
• Outstanding mentoring and professional development opportunities.