Speech And Language Therapist

Cardiff And Vale University Health Board; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a diligent Speech and Language Therapist to join the Flying Start service in Cardiff. You will work within the Cardiff Flying Start Speech and Language Team to support identified families with universal and targeted SLT input for early years.

The role involves empowering parents, training Flying Start workers and childcare staff, and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy required.
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists and HCPC.
• Experience with preschool caseload and Flying Start teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and empower parents to promote children's communication development.
• Advise and train parents, Flying Start workers, and childcare staff.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the Flying Start SLT service.
• Provide supervision to Band 5 SLTs and Band 4 SLT Instructors and placements to students.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Team collaboration

Training others

Clinical supervision

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Tools

WellComm

Job description

Job summary An exciting opportunity exists for a conscientious, motivated and innovative speech therapist to work within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Flying Start service. We require enthusiastic and positive practitioners who are pro‑active and have a 'can do approach'.

The post holder will be working as part of a dynamic team of Speech and Language practitioners, within Cardiff Flying Start Speech and Language Team. The post holder will be supporting identified families at a Universal and Targeted level with a remit for the prevention and early identification of Speech, Language and Communication Needs.

The post holder will implement the Flying Start Speech, Language and Communication initiatives to children aged 0-4 years old, living in or accessing Flying Startservices. The nature of the service delivered may evolve and change of time to reflect approved Flying Start Funded projects.

Main duties of the job The post holder will facilitate and empower parents and carers to promote the development of children's communication in close collaboration with other Flying Start team members, actively involving parents in all aspects of their child's communication development, promoting parenting skills and supporting families to access to other support networks.

The post holder will advise and/or train parents, carers, Flying Start workers, childcare staff and others in the child's environment on facilitating and enhancing the child's communication development and environment.

The post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of the Flying Start Speech and Language service.

The post holder will offer supervision to Band 5 SLT's and Band 4 Speech and Language Technical Instructors as well as providing placements toSpeech and Language Therapy Students.

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

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.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
• Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
• Experience of a specific preschool caseload
• Experience of collaborative working within multi-agency and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of providing training to other professionals
• Experience of providing clinical placements for SLT students
• Experience of working as part of a Flying Start team
• Experience of training others in how to identify and support children with speech language and communication difficulties
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Knowledge of screening programmes e.g. WellComm

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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