Job overview
Are you a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist who wishes to develop their clinical skills and experience? Do you strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people with speech, language and communication needs? Are you flexible and motivated? Do you work well in a team? Then we are the team for you!
We have one permanent Speech and Language Therapist post in our paediatric service. You will join our friendly and established team of both Therapists and Assistant Practitioners and work across a range of settings and specialties within Swansea Bay. This will include working across clinics and schools to support a variety of children’s communication needs.
We are a welcoming and forward-thinking team working closely with our partners in schools, support services and Health. The post holder will also benefit from professional support and development opportunities to develop their NQP competencies from specialist SLT colleagues, Band 7 SLT leads, as well as multi-agency members. We offer regular team meetings and a wide range of CPD opportunities.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be passionate, hard-working and dynamic with an interest in service improvement. You will have excellent team working skills and be willing to work flexibly across sites and locations.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to assess, diagnose and manage a range of speech, language and communication difficulties.
You will work with a shared specialist caseload of children and young people across the footprint as well as working at the targeted and universal level to deliver training to parents/carers and staff. You will be facilitated to support student placements as we strongly value this. Working with Welsh medium pupils forms part of the role and so the ability to speak Welsh is desirable. There will be opportunities to gain skills organising and creating training, developing supervision skills and participating in total team development days and team meetings. You will also work with our senior therapists and wider team to ensure our service provides efficient, effective, patient centred care.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree or equivalent
2. Registered member of Health and Care Professions Council
3. Registered member of Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Desirable criteria
4. Relevant postgraduate courses
5. Membership of CEN
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
6. Clinical placement or previous post
7. Assessment administration and autonomous caseload management
8. Planning and implementation of treatment
Desirable criteria
9. Caseload management experienc
10. Working within an MDT
Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
11. Accurate administration and analysis of assessments leading to differential diagnosis, competent IT skills
12. Proficient verbal and written skills to share complex and sensitive information
13. Work independently and without direct supervision and manage conflict and generate solutions
14. Take an active role in the multidisciplinary team negotiating case management as appropriate
15. Demonstrates understanding of wider Public Service Policies E.g. Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity etc. Implementing local/national service policies and procedures
16. Concentrate intensely for prolonged periods of time and manage frequent exposure to and delivery of distressing information
17. Manage frequently unpleasant working conditions e.g. sputum, body fluids, aggression.
Desirable criteria
18. Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
19. Experience of, and resolution of conflict
20. Experience of audit projects within own clinical area
Other Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
21. Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the business needs
22. Ability to work flexible and participate in 7-day rota working to meet the business needs as required
23. Satisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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