Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Band 5/6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of 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 also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the
next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
- We are kind and caring
- We are respectful
- We have trust and integrity
- We take personal responsibility
As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.
We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses
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
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 journal clubs, clinical peer support and daily wellbeing drop ins. We also have very close links to the wider 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. Whilst the role requires post graduate dysphagia qualification, our team is able to support an experienced B5 or B6 in obtaining these skills. We would therefore consider a B5 / B6 developmental post and so welcome applications from Band 5 SLTs who are working towards completion of their NQPs and dysphagia competencies.
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.
Working for our organisation
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. |
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find full Band 5 & Band 6 Job descriptions and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Speech & Language Therapy Degree
- HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Evidence of specialist post graduate CPD relevant to clinical area..
- Completion of NQP
- A post-graduate dysphagia qualification to at least RCSLT level C.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience of working with a wide range of acquired swallowing and communication difficulties.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in stroke
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Microsoft Office and other IT packages
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
- Natalie Lennard
- Job title
- Stroke Rehabilitation Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 715908
- Additional information
02920 715908
Carys Moss
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