Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Annex 21

Integrated Care System; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health authority in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist to join their community and outpatient service. You will be responsible for providing clinical support, conducting assessments, and collaborating with healthcare teams. This role offers an opportunity for development under Annex 21 terms and the salary range is £39,263 to £47,280 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in service development projects/QI/audit/research methodology.
• Experience in stroke assessment & rehab.
• Knowledge of MDT assessments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with general medical services, respiratory/digestive teams.
• Support the process of training home staff.
• Conduct capacity assessments and advanced care planning.

Skills

Excellent presentation skills

Excellent observation, empathy, listening skills

Team player

Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3

Education

HCPC registration

Member of RCSLT

Post grad dysphagia training

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Annex 21

The closing date is 20 August 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join our community and outpatient service team in Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Our rapid access service was recently shortlisted for an AHA award.

We are a thriving department that has received local and national recognition for Quality Improvement initiatives, and consistently outperforms the NHS Wales average on the NHS Wales Staff Survey.

You will work flexibly across our outpatient and community services

You will have the clinical and professional support of the wider SLT team and your base is negotiable at interview.

You will have specialist skills in dysphagia assessment and management, communication assessment and support, advanced care planning, capacity assessment and facilitation of discharge.

You will be an innovative thinker, able to lead on a new project, work autonomously and as part of a team and a skill for collecting and analysing data.

Applications from therapists who do not meet the full criteria of the Band 6 JD/PS, but are looking for a development post are welcomed and encouraged, and will be remunerated under Annex 21 of the A4C T&Cs.

Main duties of the job

Applications from therapists who do not meet the full criteria of the Band 6 JD/PS, but are looking for a development post are welcomed and encouraged, and will be remunerated under Annex 21 of the A4C T&Cs.

This role offers the opportunity to work across the following areas:

• Collaborate with general medical services, COTE, respiratory/digestive etc
• Work closely with care agencies/community teams/care home staff and carers
• Support the process of training home staff
• Capacity assessments/advanced care planning

You will be supported by robust line management, clinical supervision and adult team meetings. There are good resources available for CPD and staff wellbeing. We are a compassionate and dynamic team who would welcome you to the team with open arms.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

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:o We listen, learn and improveo We treat everyone with respecto We all work together as one teamWe are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 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.

This role is offered as a fully qualified Band 6, or as a development Band 6 ANNEX 21 post.

Applications from therapists who do not meet the full criteria of the Band 6 JD/PS, but are looking for a development post are welcomed and encouraged, and will be remunerated under Annex 21 of the A4C T&Cs.

Completion of the qualification/learning and achievement of postgraduate experience is a requirement of the contract of employment for Annex 21 candidates.

During this 36 month training period, salary will be paid in accordance with Annex 21 of the Terms and Conditions as follows : Months 1 - 12 of the training period will be paid at 65% of the top of Band 6 pay scale; Months 13 - 24 of the training period will be paid at 70% of the top of Band 6 pay scale; Months 25-36 of the training period will be paid at 75% of the top of the Band 6 pay scale.

Upon successful attainment of the identified qualification/experience /competencies, even if sooner than the 36 month allocated timeframe, the post holder will automatically move to the Band 6 as they will then meet the full KSF outline of this role and be expected to undertake all duties within the Job Description as indicated.

NOTE : There will be some circumstances where current staff apply for these posts, and their new trainee salary will be below that of their current salary. To aid both the recruitment and development of staff it is recommended that staff across NHS Wales should have continuity of pay for the duration of the training to avoid financial detriment. This should apply when staff take up training posts both within and across NHS Wales organisations. Following this training, the remuneration will be the bottom of Band 6, again without financial detriment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Member of RCSLT
• Post grad dysphagia training
• RSCLT accredited dysphagia training
• Experience of service development projects/QI/audit/research methodology
• Knowledge of MDT assessments
• Experience in stroke assessment & rehab
• Experience of training and supervising others

Experience

• Experience in complex Ax
• Expereince in working with support workers/TI's
• Expereince of working with pts with acqired neurology in an MDT setting
• Experience of partnership working with other agencies

Skills

• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent observation, empathy, listening skills
• Able to judge complex and conflicting facts to make a clear decision
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Excellent auditory skills
• Skills in analysing and communicating highly complex and sensitive assessment information
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at a Level 3 or above

Circumstances

• Flexible and adaptable
• Emotional resilience in demanding situations
• Strong empathy, patient centred approach
• Good time management
• Professionalism
• Responsible and accountable
• Supervisory skills

Other

• Able to travel around UHB in a timeley manner

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.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£39,263 to £47,280 a yearper annum pro rata, annex 21 available