Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Llanfrechfa; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board invites applications for the role of specialist speech and language therapist. This role requires a degree in Speech and Language Therapy with a focus on dysphagia. Candidates will work in a supportive environment, engaging in a range of patient assessments and treatments.

Benefits

Flexible working

Occupational health support

Extensive training opportunities

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC and member of RCSLT.
• Knowledge of assessment tools for complex needs.
• Significant post graduate experience in specialty services.

Responsibilities

• Act as a specialist clinician for clients with swallowing/speech needs.
• Provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for complex clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Critical appraisal skills

Analytical skills

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

We have a brilliant opportunity for a specialist speech and language therapist to join our acute medical team here in ABUHB. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to work with a small and friendly team.

The role requires clinical skills at a Band 6 level, particularly in dysphagia, but we are open to supporting staff in acquiring these skills. Therefore, we welcome applications from Band 5 SLTs who are working towards completing their NQPs and dysphagia competencies or students due to graduate this year.

If successful, you will be appointed under annex 21 rules supported by a development plan for up to 2 years as required. During the first-year payment will be 70% of the top rate of band 6 pay and second year 75% (subject to progress).

You will have the opportunity to work alongside highly skilled, experienced peers with access to supervision from band 7 clinical leads, and strong working relationships with AHP colleagues.

Our dynamic clinical and ambitious leadership team are driving forward the quality strategy including embedding the most up-to-date best practice guidance and interventions, developing key services such as timely access to instrumental assessment including VFSS & FEES and actively encouraging career development.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

• To act as a specialist clinician for clients with complex swallowing and/or speech, language and communication needs in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Speech and Language Therapy Service to ensure the provision of high quality service.
• To provide specialist assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment and advice for all clients with a wide range of swallowing and/or communication difficulties in the hospitals with specialist responsibility for clients within a specialist area of speech and language therapy.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Speech and Language Therapy Degree. Registered with HCPC. Member of RCSLT Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for client group. Knowledge of specific assessment/treatment tools for clients with complex needs. Knowledge of clinical governance issues. Knowledge of national policies in Health and Social Care.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate training in teaching others. Post graduate training in working with multidisciplinary and multiagency team. Some Research methodology/clinical audit training. Excellent knowledge of national policies in Health and Social Care. Excellent knowledge of validity and reliability of assessment tools. Reflective practice theory.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post graduate experience in speciality services. Experience of performing and analysing highly complex assessments. Experience of working with support workers/technical instructors, multidisciplinary colleagues.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with clients in a variety of settings and across agencies. Experience of running support and therapy groups for patients and/or carers. Experience of partnership working with other agencies. Experience of contributing to policy documents.
  
  

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Highly developed presentation skills. Highly developed auditory discrimination and perceptual skills. Excellent and sensitive interpersonal skills including observation, listening, counselling and empathy skills with people with disordered communication skills. Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases and make specialist clinical decisions. Good negotiation skills and management of conflict. Critical appraisal skills.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Skills in analysing and communicating highly complex assessment information. Experience of teaching/training others. Experience of organising joint /SLT-led therapy. Excellent auditory discrimination skills and expert ability to transcribe phonetically and analyse. Excellent ability to generate solutions in situations of conflict. Ability to speak Welsh or willingness to learn.
  
  

Values

Essential criteria

• Team player. Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service. Resilience to emotionally demanding situations. Ability to accept standards of others. Sound reflective practice skills with mentors. Empathy. Personal initiative.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ability to motivate others. Able to help juniors to reflect on practice. Good supervisory skills. Excellent problem-solving skills.
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirement of the post.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Wide range of interests