Speech & Language Therapist

2 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Full time

Job summary

Would you like to join our friendly and innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Service in Cardiff? Your focus will be on developing specialist skills in order to deliver effective person-centred care to our patients across Cardiff and the Vale. There is a strong ethos of clinical and professional support including supervision, journal clubs, and clinical peer support. We also have very close links to the wider adult SLT team offering opportunities for shadowing and CPD in more specialist and tertiary services as well as monthly In-Service Training sessions.

We need an SLT who wants to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge. You must be enthusiastic and confident in your own personal skills. This post is suitable for a newly qualified SLT who is passionate about stroke services. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a specialised SLT service to adults following a stroke. The post holder will have close links with SLTs working across the stroke pathway and may need to work flexibly across acute stroke and ESD. Please contact us to arrange a visit to meet our team or to chat more informally about this post

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary teams to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes and training in the specialist clinical area. The adult SLT service at Cardiff & Vale is a small and friendly service with Clinical Lead SLTs providing robust support and supervision. The post holder will be supported by a B7 SLT and work alongside other B6, B5 and B3 SLT staff. Participation in service projects and audits is encouraged.

Training and support will be provided to facilitate skill development and CPD is positively encouraged. Our team is very mindful of the trust's values of kindness, respect, trust & integrity and personal responsibility and would welcome anyone who is able to demonstrate these values.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find full Band 5 descriptions and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Speech & Language Therapy Degree HCPC Registration Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Desirable

Evidence of specialist post graduate CPD relevant to clinical area.. NQP started Experience with dysphagia

Experience

Essential

Completion of relevant student placements / work with adults

Desirable

Experience of working in stroke Post graduate experience of working with a acquired swallowing and communication difficulties.

Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal skills Good time management skills Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

Experience of using Microsoft Office and other IT packages Able to create and present training sessions Able to create personalised resources for therapy

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