Specialist Speech

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children with a Learning Disability?

The Child & Adolescent Learning Disability Service is seeking an enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to join our newly established multi-disciplinary team. We work with families of children with a Learning Disability who are presenting with behaviour that challenges, primarily using a Positive Behaviour Support framework.

All staff are expected to provide and participate in a supportive framework of supervision and the UHB's values based appraisals process.

In return, we are highly committed to staff education and development and you will have opportunities to be involved in research and service improvement.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced speech and language therapist to work with families of children and young people with a Learning Disability

The service provided will be tailored to each child and family's individual needs, abilities, expectations and attitudes.

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

This post is fixed term for 27 months due to - meet the needs of the service.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.