Job overview

Band 7 1.0 WTE Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Prison Services, HMP Berwyn Wrexham

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Band 7 SLT to work up to full-time at the prison .

Main duties of the job

This role is for a suitably experienced SLT with relevant specialist skills to lead our service at HMP Berwyn in Wrexham, which was built in 2017, and is one of the largest men’s prisons in the UK. Since its opening, we have had permanent funding for SLT within the Therapies and Healthcare team based at the prison, and have an established SLT service ensuring communication and dysphagia support for the men and regular training and liaison for colleagues across the site. We now have a vacancy for a Band 7 SLT to continue to develop our SLT service, including developing a broader skill-mixed SLT team working within and beyond the prison with a focus on forensic SLT.  You would work with Speech and Language Therapy managers in reviewing and developing a skill-mixed forensic team for the future.

In this specialist post, we would ensure clinical supervision within the criminal justice SLT community across the UK as well as welcoming you into our friendly local adult clinical team of SLTs and TIs working across all settings, who come together regularly for support, learning and service development.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.