Job summary
Would you like to work in the beautiful South Wales Valleys? Are you looking to take the next step in your career path?
Applications are invited for a band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to support the Resilient Families service in delivery of their language and communication development in the early years pathway.
The team is funded through a Service Level Agreement with the Resilient Families service in Rhondda, Cynon and Taf Local Authority to provide support for children with a focus on universal preschool provision.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will support the Resilient families Service in delivering high quality services to children, families and Early Years Settings in the Rhondda, Cynon and Taf areas. The focus is on providing assessment, advice, signposting and training to families and professionals working with young children. The postholder will be expected to work from home for a proportion of the week.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg SLT department are a friendly and compassionate team who place a strong commitment to supporting staff wellbeing, supervision and continued professional development.
The children's SLT service has a range of clinical specialists available for support and second opinions and staff are fully supported by a line management structure, Paediatric Team Leads and an Admin Team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post: Welsh and/or English speakersare equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term for 20 months due to - meet the needs of the service
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- SLT Degree
- HCPC Registration
- Training in suitable interventions e.g. Hanen, Elklan, PECS, makaton.
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate preschool post graduate experience in a paediatric setting.
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings in a collaborative way with other professionals.
- Experience of providing training to other professionals
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills with people with specific communication difficulties.
- Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases and make specialist clinical decisions.
- The ability to collaborate other professionals to create good outcomes
- Good insight into professional boundaries and when to refer on/ seek further advice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of early language development
- Knowledge of specific assessment/treatment tools for early communication development
- Knowledge of FS based Speech and Language Therapy services.
- Excellent knowledge of RCSLT professional and clinical guidelines
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- SLT Degree
- HCPC Registration
- Training in suitable interventions e.g. Hanen, Elklan, PECS, makaton.
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate preschool post graduate experience in a paediatric setting.
- Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings in a collaborative way with other professionals.
- Experience of providing training to other professionals
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills with people with specific communication difficulties.
- Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases and make specialist clinical decisions.
- The ability to collaborate other professionals to create good outcomes
- Good insight into professional boundaries and when to refer on/ seek further advice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of early language development
- Knowledge of specific assessment/treatment tools for early communication development
- Knowledge of FS based Speech and Language Therapy services.
- Excellent knowledge of RCSLT professional and clinical guidelines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
