Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Speech and Language Therapist to develop their skills working with p eople 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 w as 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, within other care environments and primarily care homes. Specifically, the D WCT will pro-actively address what is often perceived as ‘challenging behaviour ’, stress and distress in its context. They will seek to 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. Main duties of the job 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. Working for our organisation 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; Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services; Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. By submitting your application to NHS Jobs/Trac, you are giving your consent for elements of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems in order to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation; to be used by Recruitment for purposes of checking your Professional Registration online (where applicable). 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