Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly Therapies team in the Integrated Care Directorate at Velindre Cancer Centre on a part-time (33 hours per week) and permanent basis.
We are seeking a motivated and organised individual who is an adaptive team player with excellent interpersonal skills. Experience of working as a Speech and Language Therapist in acute and rehabilitative care, including experience of working with communication and swallowing problems, is required. The successful candidate will need to be able to manage a clinical caseload, have excellent time management and prioritisation skills along with team working skills.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Oncology Speech and Language Therapist will work alongside the Speech and Language Therapy team to deliver a high-quality service to their patient population. The role will involve working directly with cancer patients across inpatients; outpatients; ambulatory care; and radiotherapy services within the cancer centre. The post holder will see a specialist caseload of cancer patients, including head and neck cancers, neuro-oncology and other cancer types. Alongside their clinical duties, the successful candidate will undertake service development, best practice projects and audit. They will also be responsible for undertaking teaching of other health care professionals and supervision of other Speech and Language Therapists and undergraduate students.
Welsh speaking skills are desirable for this post, Welsh & English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
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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/equivalent in Speech and Language Therapy
* HCPC registered
* Member of RCSLT
* Post graduate training in dysphagia
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge in field of cancer rehab
* Membership of relevant SIGS
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of working with a specialist caseload
* Experience as working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with Head and Neck Cancer
* Recent previous experience in cancer care
Values
Essential criteria
* Time management / prioritisation skills
* Holistic approach
Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to communicate with people with communication difficulties
* Ability to manage a clinical caseload
Desirable criteria
* Ability to speak Welsh
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