Specialist Speech & Language Therapist

Integrated Care System; Llanfrechfa; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS organization as a specialist speech and language therapist. You will work within an acute medical team, providing high-quality assessments and treatments for clients with complex swallowing and communication needs while supported by experienced peers. This role offers a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a positive impact on patient care.

Benefits

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Paid mandatory training

Access to occupational health support

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence plan

Qualifications

• Must be registered with HCPC.
• Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools.
• Post-graduate training in clinical practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients with complex communication needs.
• Act as a specialist clinician for clients in the service.

Skills

Effective communication

Assessment Skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Speech and Language Therapy Degree

Registered with HCPC

Job description

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.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see full Job Description.

You will be based at the Grange University Hospital but may be required to travel across sites to manage clinical demands and risk; therefore, access to a vehicle is required.

If you are interested in this post and would like further information about the opportunities available, please email or telephone to discuss the post further or to arrange an informal visit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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

• 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.
• 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

• 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.
• 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

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

Other

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

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.

Professional Lead - Speech & Language Therapy

£37,898 to £45,637 a yearper annum pro rata