Speech & Language Therapist - Neuropsychiatry

Integrated Care System; Penarth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service organization in Penarth is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist to join the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service. The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver effective therapy and support to patients with complex cognitive-communication needs. This role offers competitive salary, full-time hours, and flexible working options, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working with a range of communication/swallowing problems.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team working.
• Experience in teaching/training speech & language therapists and others.
• Understanding of Neuropsychiatry.
• Experience in service improvement.
• Working knowledge of Neuropsychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for intervention programmes.
• Provide advice, guidance, and training to professionals.
• Undertake audits and research initiatives.
• Provide clinical supervision/mentoring for junior SLTs.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Using negotiating skills

Project management

Ability to speak Welsh

Motivated & enthusiastic

Team player

Holistic approach

Able to use own initiative

Education

Speech & Language Therapy professional qualification

HCPC Registration

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Speech & Language Therapist - Neuropsychiatry

The closing date is 14 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative Speech and Language Therapist to join the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service based at Hafan- Y-Coed, University Hospital Llandough. As a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, this post will enable you to further develop your clinical skills and, alongside the established multi-disciplinary team, shape the future direction of the service.

We are looking for a dynamic therapist who is passionate about holistic person-centred care, to deliver an innovative and effective speech and language therapy service to those patients referred for neuropsychiatric rehabilitation following acquired brain injury. The Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service is a specialist tertiary mental health service and has provision for Inpatient, Day and Community services. As such you will have the opportunity to work across the pathway with a highly specialist caseload of patients presenting with complex cognitive-communication, swallowing problems, emotional dysregulation and psychiatric comorbidity.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary team to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes, working closely with other services and the patient's support networks.

The post holder will provide advice, guidance and training to other professionals, including SLTs, in the specialist clinical area.

The post holder will undertake best practice projects, complex audits and research initiatives and provide clinical supervision/mentoring for more junior SLT's and assistants.

The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary team to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes, working closely with other services and the patient's support networks. The post holder will provide advice, guidance and training to other professionals, including SLTs, in the specialist clinical area. The post holder will undertake best practice projects, complex audits and research initiatives and provide clinical supervision/mentoring for more junior SLT's and assistants.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

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.

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

This is an exciting opportunity for a flexible thinking practitioner to work in a service which is unique, supportive and always rewarding. We welcome you to contact us with any questions or to arrange a visit to the unit.

Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will be considered under the Annex 21 training programme, where whilst undergoing training, they will be paid 75% of the top of Band 7 and on completion of training will then move on to Band 7 scale. You will be fully supported by the MDT and wider SLT team to develop your skills and knowledge.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Speech & Language Therapy professional qualification.
• HCPC Registration.

Experience

• Significant experience of working with a range of communication/swallowing problems.
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Teaching/training of speech & language therapists and others.
• Understanding of Neuropsychiatry
• Service improvement
• Working knowledge of Neuropsychiatry

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Using negotiating skills in a variety of situations
• Project management
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Motivated & enthusiastic
• Team player
• Holistic approach
• Able to use own initiative

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

Address

Ash Unit , Hafan y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough

£48,527 to £55,532 a yearper annum, pro rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

001-AHP078-0725

Job locations

Ash Unit , Hafan y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough