Job summary
Would you like to join our friendly and innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Service in Cardiff? Your focus will be on developing specialist skills in order to deliver effective person-centred care to our patients across Cardiff and the Vale. There is a strong ethos of clinical and professional support including journal clubs, clinical peer support and daily wellbeing drop ins. We also have very close links to the wider SLT team offering opportunities for shadowing and CPD in more specialist and tertiary services as well as monthly In-Service Training sessions.
We need an SLT who wants to develop a wide range of skills and knowledge. You must be enthusiastic and confident in your own personal skills. Whilst the role requires post graduate dysphagia qualification, our team is able to support an experienced B5 or B6 in obtaining these skills. We would therefore consider a B5 / B6 developmental post and so welcome applications from Band 5 SLTs who are working towards completion of their NQPs and dysphagia competencies.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a specialised SLT service to adults following a stroke. The post holder will have close links with SLTs working across the stroke pathway and may need to work flexibly across acute stroke and ESD. Please contact us to arrange a visit to meet our team or to chat more informally about this post!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary teams to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes and training in the specialist clinical area. The adult SLT service at Cardiff & Vale is a small and friendly service with Clinical Lead SLTs providing robust support and supervision. The post holder will be supported by a B7 SLT and work alongside other B6, B5 and B3 SLT staff. Participation in service projects and audits is encouraged.
Training and support will be provided to facilitate skill development and CPD is positively encouraged. Our team is very mindful of the trust's values of kindness, respect, trust & integrity and personal responsibility and would welcome anyone who is able to demonstrate these values.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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 focused 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to findfull Band 5 & Band 6 Job descriptions and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Speech & Language Therapy Degree
2. HCPC Registration
Desirable
3. Membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
4. Evidence of specialist post graduate CPD relevant to clinical area..
5. Completion of NQP
6. A post-graduate dysphagia qualification to at least RCSLT level C.
Experience
Essential
7. Post graduate experience of working with a wide range of acquired swallowing and communication difficulties.
Desirable
8. Experience of working in stroke
Skills
Essential
9. Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
10. Experience of using Microsoft Office and other IT packages