Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Community Speech and Language Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-AHP010-0124-B
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Integrated Cluster Network - Block One Glanrhyd Hospital
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitable qualified and experienced registered speech and language speech and language therapist to join the integrated community cluster networks. You will be joining innovative and specialist teams made up of district nurses, social workers, OTs, physiotherapists, CPNs and other professionals.
The applicant must be a registered speech and language therapist, be confident in wide range of specialist speech and language skills and be able to demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development. There is a requirement for a flexible approach and an ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
There are multiple demands in this exciting role due to the challenging nature of providing support for patients outside the hospital environment, The post holder will however find themselves well supported by a very friendly and enthusiastic team of staff.
The main 2 duties :
To act as a specialist independent practitioner in the systematic autonomous provision of Speech and Language Therapy services for adults with speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties in a multi-disciplinary team.
To be responsible for the speech and language assessments, differential diagnosis, treatment and discharge of individuals within these well resourced networks.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales Family., Our Health board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three county boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf. This post is based in Bridgend.
We live by our core values:
We listen, Learn and Improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all learn Together as one team.
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
English
Essential criteria
- Relevant SALT qualification
- Registered SALT
- Appropriate SALT clinical skills
- Experience of working with other professionals
- Evidence of working in a person centred and outcome focused way
- Experience of case load management and post-qualifying experience
- Good verbal and written skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the community
- Creative SALT skills
- Experience of mentoring others
English
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying qualification
- Experience and implementation of a range of specialist treatment options for individuals and groups
- Independently plan and prioritise own caseload
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with alternative and augmentative communication
- Evidence of mentoring others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Lloyd
- Job title
- East Integrated Service manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656 642448
- Additional information
Also please contact SALT lead in the communities for more information:
Sheiladen Aquino
Phone | Ffôn: 01656 815 888 Ext:11505
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