Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Due to staff movement, we can offer this exciting opportunity to join our acute team at the Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil. In this role, you will also provide sessional cover at our community hospital site Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Hospital in Mountain Ash and Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda in Tonypandy on an as-needed basis.
Our acute service has a well-deserved reputation for excellent patient-centred care and goal setting as well as a joined-up MDT. You will offer mentoring and clinical supervision to your Band 5 and Band 4 colleagues.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to develop competencies in instrumental assessment. Our practitioner-led VFS clinic runs weekly at Prince Charles Hospital. You will be expected to work flexibly where required to support the general medical service depending on overall service demands. This flexibility is reciprocal across the acute service on site. You will also have the opportunity to refer to and observe FEES assessments on site.
We are a friendly, supportive, and cohesive team and within CTMUHB there are plenty of opportunities for clinical supervision, CPD and development, as well as a strong priority placed on staff wellbeing. You will be offered regular supervision by your Band 7 line manager and will work closely with the Professional Manager for Adult Acute Services.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job 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
Qualifications and knowledge
* Speech & Lang Therapy Degree
* Member of HCPC
* Significant post-grad training in stroke
* RCSLT dysphagia accredited training
* Post-grad training in VFS
* Experience of training, teaching, and supervising others
Experience
* Significant post-grad experience in adult services
* Experience in performing complex assessments
* Experience of working with support workers/TIs
* Experience of working with acquired neurological disorders
* Experience of running support and therapy groups for patients
* Experience of partnership working with other agencies
Aptitude, Abilities and Skills
* Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases and make complex decisions
* Excellent interpersonal skills including listening, counselling, and empathy
* Experience of teaching others
* Skills in analysing and communicating highly complex assessment information
* Knowledge of clinical governance issues
* Knowledge of specific treatment and assessment tools
* Understanding of National stroke policy
* Knowledge of assessments used by MDT
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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