Welsh Language Translator

NHS; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 32,073 - 39,043; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

28 days annual leave

Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is seeking a translator for the Welsh Language Unit. The role supports NHS Wales organisations with translation services across diverse materials including patient information and policies.

Must have experience translating and proofreading English↔Welsh, with a relevant Welsh language degree or equivalent. Hybrid working and a generous NHS Pension, plus 28 days’ annual leave and bank holidays, are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience translating and proofreading between English and Welsh.
• Degree in Welsh language or translation studies.
• Knowledge of translation memory tools such as Phrase.
• Member of Society of Welsh Translators or working towards membership.
• Understanding of Welsh Language Standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide written translations of documents from English to Welsh and Welsh to English using IT tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and translation memory software.
• Translate publications, reports, policies, agendas, minutes, board papers, press releases, letters, forms and web content/social media.
• Ensure translations are accurate with appropriate terminology, style and syntax.
• Proofread own work and that of colleagues to editorial quality.
• Follow Welsh Language Unit protocols to deliver timely, high‑quality translation services.
• Prepare documents prior to translation by liaising with authors.

Skills

Welsh-English translation

Proofreading

Editing

Education

Degree in Welsh language or Translation Studies

Tools

Phrase translation memory

Job description

We wish to recruit a translator to join the Welsh Language Unit at NWSSP.

We are a large team of translators, supporting NWSSP and other NHS Wales organisations with translation services.

The work is varied and interesting. We translate a wide range of content varying from web‑pages, patient information leaflets, publicity campaigns, job descriptions, policies, system interfaces and applications.

You must have experience in translating and proof‑reading and editing text from English to Welsh and vice versa, ideally in the health & social care sector.

You must have an excellent command of grammar in both languages and a degree in the Welsh language or similar.

We offer excellent rates of pay for the right candidate with the relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

You will have knowledge and understanding of using translation memory software and term‑bases.

We have offices in Cardiff, Nantgarw, Swansea, Pontypool and St Asaph. We also offer hybrid working and the opportunity to work from home as well as a generous NHS Pension and 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays.

The salary range is £32,073 to £39,043 – Band 5.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

If you’re interested in this vacancy, look at the job description and the person specification or discuss it with Oliver Owen ([e-mail]).

Main duties of the job

Provide written translations of various documents from English to Welsh and Welsh to English, using a variety of IT tools, including, but not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, using translation memory software such as Phrase.

As a member of the team, the translator will translate a wide range of interesting, complex, technical, confidential and sensitive documents. The translator will also be responsible for translating publications, reports, policies, agendas, minutes, board papers, press releases, letters, forms, recruitment papers and web content/social media content.

Translate information, documents and forms for patients, service users and the public at large which requires accuracy and the use of the most appropriate language, terminology, style and syntax for the subject and recipients.

Proof‑read your own work and the work of other members of the team. Ensure that translations meet editorial quality.

Follow the protocols and procedures that are in place within the Welsh Language Unit to deliver a high quality, timely and accurate translation services to our clients within NHS Wales.

Prepare all documents prior to translation, ensuring that the document is grammatically correct. This will entail communicating with the author of the document to gain a greater understanding of the subject e.g. policies and procedures.

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Degree in either Welsh or Translation Studies or extensive experience of translating from English to Welsh/Welsh to English
• Knowledge of 'translation memory' packages such as Phrase
• A member of the Society of Welsh Translators or working towards membership
• Understanding of the requirements of the Welsh Language Standards

Experience

• Experience of translating and proof‑reading approx. 3,500 - 5,000 words per working day
• Significant experience in written translation work
• Previous experience of working in a team
• Experience of managing own workload with minimal supervision

Aptitude and Abilities

• A confident understanding of the natural characteristics, grammar and syntax of the Welsh and English languages
• Ability to cope with considerable work pressure at times
• Ability to work independently and plan own work
• Excellent interpersonal skills

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.