Job Overview
Hywel Dda University Health Board has an exciting opportunity for a full‑time Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Flying Start team in the Carmarthenshire locality. Part‑time hours may be considered.
Flying Start is part of the Welsh Government’s early years programme, aiming to provide additional support services for children under 4 and their families living in disadvantaged areas of Wales.
The SLT will work alongside highly specialist Speech and Language Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants to provide a service to children with speech, language and communication needs and their families. In addition, the team will work with all families, carers and early years staff in the Flying Start area to support the development of speech, language and communication in all children.
You will also be part of the wider Hywel Dda Health Board’s team of Speech & Language Therapists working across the Health Board, with opportunities to contribute to service development, research and audit.
Main Duties of the Job
* Work at a universal, targeted, and specialist level supporting children and young people accessing the Speech and Language Therapy Department.
* Be involved in direct assessment and intervention, develop and implement training packages for other professionals, and liaise with key professionals across the Flying Start and Carmarthenshire footprint.
* Represent the Health Board at local and regional events.
* Collaborate closely with the local authority and nursery settings, networking with staff in education and health.
* Support the development of innovative service delivery options to engage children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs.
Qualifications
* Previous experience and knowledge of working with young children and their families and carers.
* Creative, enthusiastic and flexible approach.
* Good range of relevant experience as a paediatric speech and language therapist.
* Ideally experience at the preventative, public health level.
Language Requirement: Ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
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