Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Speech & Language Therapy - Acute Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 8 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 001-AHP127-0724
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hafen y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough
- Town
- Penarth
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum, pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Acute Mental Health
Band 7
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
This new post offers the right candidate an exciting opportunity to scope and develop an innovative service model for patients experiencing swallowing and/or communication difficulties associated with acute mental health. Working closely with colleagues in Dietetics and the Mental Health MDT, the post holder will develop appropriate training resources to support safer eating and drinking principles and effective communication strategies for this setting. He/she will provide specialist clinical intervention as required. The therapist will direct the work of a Dietetics/SLT Assistant and establish an integrated model of good practice in this setting which may be more widely replicated across acute services. The successful candidate will be well supported by SLT colleagues and the wider MDT, particularly around the delivery of project milestones and outcome evaluation.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 8 months to meet the needs of the service. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working on the acute inpatient mental health wards in Hafan y Coed in Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. He/she will have specific responsibility for scoping the swallowing and communication needs of this cohort, and will manage a highly specialist caseload of patients in this setting who present with a wide range of highly complex communication/swallowing problems. He/she will have a specific remit for the development and implementation of training packages for other professionals in the field of communication and dysphagia, and will provide highly specialist advice and second opinions to the MDT. The post holder will ensure the establishment of the speech and language therapy role and the development of collaborative practices as part of the multidisciplinary teams, liaising with different agencies and disciplines, and clinically managing the caseload and the clinical team in their area of responsibility. He/she will undertake best practice projects, complex audits and research initiatives, provide training/supervision of SLT students, undertake teaching/training of qualified professionals including speech and language therapists in the specialist area, and provide clinical supervision and mentoring for more junior speech and language therapists and assistants. In liaison with the Dietetians, the therapist will develop and line manage the role of Dietetic/SLT Assistant in this setting.
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Speech & Language Therapy professional qualification.
- HCPC Registration.
- Post Graduate training in dysphagia.
Esperience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working with a range of communication/swallowing problems.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Teaching/training of speech & language therapists and others.
Desirable criteria
- Service improvement
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skill
- Excellent time management
- Using negotiating skills in a variety of situations
Desirable criteria
- Project management
- Ability to speak Welsh
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Motivated & enthusiastic
- Team player
- Holistic approach
- Able to use own initiative
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Clements
- Job title
- Strategic Lead: Adult Speech & Language Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 743012
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