Children's Speech and Language Therapist

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health board is seeking a Children's Speech and Language Therapist to provide essential services across varying settings in Cardiff. The role supports children and families facing communication challenges, working in a collaborative environment to ensure high-quality therapy and patient care.

Qualifications

• Degree in speech and language therapy required.
• HCPC registration essential.
• Experience with diverse communication/swallowing problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy intervention to children with communication difficulties.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in best practice initiatives and training.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience of providing speech and language therapy to children and families

Experience of working with children in the early years

Experience of working with school-aged children

Education

Degree in speech and language therapy

HCPC Registration

RCSLT membership

Job description

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Children's Speech and Language Therapist

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Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (UHB) is pleased to offer a Band 5 vacancy within the Children's SLT Service Early Years and School-aged Teams. The successful candidate will join our supportive and friendly team working with children and families in a variety of settings.

Cardiff and Vale UHB serves a diverse and growing population providing health care services to its local residents and hosting a range of regional and national specialist services. Cardiff is a thriving city with excellent transport links and easy access to beautiful beaches and the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Vale of Glamorgan covers rural villages and seaside towns.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide speech and language therapy intervention to a caseload of children with a range of communication difficulties and disorders within the early years and school-aged teams. Children and families will be seen at various sites across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The successful candidate will work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), and liaise with other agencies and disciplines in relation to specific children. The post holder will participate in best practice initiatives, work with speech and language therapy technical instructors provide observation placements for SLT students, and undertake teaching/training of other professions.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving 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 working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

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

Experience

• Degree in speech and language therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Undergraduate experience of working with children and adults with a range of communication /swallowing problems
• Evidence of demonstrating activities to others
• RCSLT membership

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of providing speech and language therapy to children and families
• Experience of working with children in the early years
• Experience of working with school-aged children

Special Knowledge

• Knowledge of management options of range of communication /swallowing problems

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.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

£30,420 to £37,030 a yearper Annum pro rata