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Speech and Language Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Job ref
001-AHP096-0524-A
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barry Hospital
Town
Barry
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/07/2024 23:59

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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board logo

Speech and Language Therapist - Young Onset Dementia Service

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of 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 also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.


Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic 
objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these  challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in 
the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the 
next decade and beyond. 

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

  • We are kind and caring
  • We are respectful
  • We have trust and integrity
  • We take personal responsibility 

As an organisation we strongly believe that it is vital our leaders exhibit the behaviours and values that we expect from all our staff.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, and together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will hopefully unlock the cures for today’s illnesses

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed


 

Job overview

Are you looking for a unique and exciting career development opportunity? Do you want to develop your clinical skills in a specialist area and help drive service change? Do you want to be an integral part of a friendly, forward thinking and supportive team? If so, Cardiff and Vale (C&V) Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) have the perfect job for you! 

As an enthusiastic and motivated SLT with a passion for dementia care, you will be joining our friendly Mental Health SLT Team who will support you in your new role via the regular supervision, appraisal and peer support frameworks. There will be ongoing service development projects which you will have the opportunity to participate in as well the opportunity to be involved in exciting research.

Main duties of the job

You will be working with clients across the adult age range including the well-established Young Onset Dementia (YOD) multidisciplinary team at the Cariad Centre, Barry Hospital. Your caseload will be varied and interesting as your clients will present with a wide range of dementia subtypes, and other mental health diagnoses. In this role you will be providing comprehensive swallowing and communication assessments, and holistic management to clients in the community. You will also have the opportunity to develop your inpatient and outpatient experience, which will include time with our inpatient MHSOP wards and the Memory Assessment Service. We aim to provide the highest level of care and achieve a great level of client/carer satisfaction and you will be integral to this.

You will also have the exciting opportunity to be part of developing and delivering a new SLT training and education programme to staff and to formal and informal carers of clients within the MHSOP services. You will have the opportunity to bring an innovative approach to training alongside SLT colleagues knowing you are contributing to improving patient care.

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

This post Band 6 and is part time (0.6WTE), and experienced Band 5 therapists may be considered for the right candidate.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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. 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
  • HCPC Registration
  • Post Graduate training in Dysphagia
  • Undertaken relevant short courses/CPD in specialist area
Desirable criteria
  • Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network
  • Membership of RCSLT

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical experience of working with a range of communication/swallowing problems
  • Experience of working with specialist caseload
  • Working in partnership with an mdt and other
  • Providing clinical support to others (eg Health Care Support Workers,  and student SLTs)
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a community setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Highly developed auditory perceptual skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Able to communicate with communicatively compromised patients and their families
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills
  • Reflective practice and critical appraisal
  • Analytical/problem solving skills
  • Negotiating skills and ability to manage conflicting views
Desirable criteria
  • Sharing knowledge /skills with others
  • IT skills – working knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Specific knowledge in specialist area
  • New initiatives/trends in specialist area
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical governance issues
  • Therapy Outcome Measures

other

Essential criteria
  • Able to meet the audiological requirements of the post
  • Resilient and able to manage distressing circumstances
  • Able to deal with distressed clients /families

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tabitha Mansell-Thomas
Job title
Community Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
029 2182 5815
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