Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist

This is a fixed term/secondment post until 30/04/2025. If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join a well-established community team based in Ceredigion. We are happy to consider full-time, part-time and flexible working arrangements. The successful candidate will have extensive experience with school aged and/or preschool children.

We are looking for an individual who demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills and organisational skills, with a passion for delivering high standards of care working in the heart of the community. You will work as part of a well-established team of therapists, assistants and multi-agency colleagues.

Main duties of the job

You will be supported by a team of Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapists and have the opportunity to be part of shaping and developing the service as well as providing supervision to junior colleagues.

The caseload will comprise of children with a range of Speech Language and Communication Needs, and there will be also be small number of children with complex needs.

You will be responsible for managing your own caseload within identified schools, providing assessment, intervention, advice and training asrequired. An ability to develop strong working relationships with education staff is essential.

You will also be required to liaise closely with parents, education staff and other health professionals to ensure strategies and approaches can beembedded both at home and in school.

The development of leadership skills in all posts is actively promoted within the Hywel Dda Speech and Language Therapy Service. Weencourage active engagement with local Professional Practice Groups (PPGs) and involvement with innovations in Speech and LanguageTherapy at an All Wales/National level.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be providing a combination of specialist, targeted and universal provision to children and the teams supporting the children who have awide range of speech, language and communication needs.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service userexperiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, wewelcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Boardoffers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 16/05/2024.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

• Degree in Speech & Language Therapy
• HCPC registration
• RCSLT membership
• Knowledge of national and local policies and initiatives relevant to the caseload
• Knowledge of a wide range of specialist assessment tools and procedures relevant to the caseload
• Knowledge of differential diagnosis relevant to SLCN in children
• Knowledge of selecting, setting and evaluating treatment goals
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions relevant to the caseload, and ability to demonstrate the evidence base for these approaches
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary team working
• Knowledge of legal and professional issues relating to confidentiality and record keeping

Desirable

• Basic counselling
• Understanding of the principles of audit/ clinical governance
• Basic qualitative and quantitative research approaches
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety issues
• Knowledge of bilingualism and considerations necessary when delivering therapy in a bilingual environment

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs in a range of settings, and including individual and group work
• Experience of working in schools
• Experience of a wide range of assessment and therapy techniques and their application
• Meeting clients' needs through collaborative working with carers and other professionals

Desirable

• Experience of working in specialist units/classes
• Delivering training to a range of audiences
• Supervision of support workers
• Experience of involvement in audit and other service evaluation techniques

Language Skills

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Employer details

Employer name

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Address

SLT Clinic, Pantyfedwen

Market Street

Aberystwyth

SY23 1DL

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