An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to develop their skills working with people living with dementia. You will be based in Carmarthen but will see people living across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. The Dementia Wellbeing Community Team (DWCT) is a friendly and enthusiastic team, who are passionate about improving the lives of people living with dementia and their families and carers. The DWCT was created to provide direct access to professional expert support for People and their Families/Carers Living with Dementia. The team also aims to set and represent best practice standards across our respective professional groups for the working with people living with dementia. The intention is that this team innovates across traditional boundaries, flexibly sharing their expertise, extending influence both into people's own homes, withinother care environments and primarily care homes. Specifically, the DWCT will pro-actively address what is often perceived as 'challenging behaviour', stress and distress in its context. They will seekto help those around the person living with dementia to develop a person-centred action plan of action. In addition, the expectation is that the professionals in this team will champion equality and rights for this client group and their carers- both locally and nationally., The post holder will:
* Keywork a small, complex caseload of people living with dementia, under the supervision of the Lead SLT for dementia
* Bring SLT expertise to the wider Dementia Wellbeing team's caseload
* Provide advice and support to the wider SLT team in their management of people living with dementia
* Work with the Lead SLT for dementia to further develop the service, its resources and training
The successful post holder will be working with people with communication and eating and drinking needs and will have completed dysphagia competencies.
They should have the ability to travel within the Hywel Dda region and be able to manage and prioritise their own workload. They must be self-motivated and happy to work independently, albeit with access to a friendly team as needed. Applicants must have current HPC and RCSLT registration and be able to show evidence of CPD.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through: Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest; Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire; 48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres