Job summary
Do you want to work in a kind and compassionate and cohesive service that prioritise person-centred and high quality care? Do you want to work in a team that have an excellent reputation for supporting staff well-being? Then look no further!
This role provides the opportunity to work in both outpatient and community and virtual settings, providing services to a wide range of adult clients.
As well as being skilled in dysphagia management and rehabilitation, this post holder will hold a passion communication therapy and support.
We have excellent resources to support your ongoing professional development. As well as external opportunities for learning, we also run monthly CPD cafes, staff workshops, in-service training days and a protected hour a month for well being.
You will also benefit from easy access for our FEES, VFS clinics as well as our recently developed swallow rehab support groups.
We place high importance of staff having regular clinical supervision and opportunities to sit and reflect on their clinical and professional learning.
Our health board is known for its friendly, approachable and supportive staff so you will enjoy working with your wider MDT in CTMUHB.
This particular service was recently shortlisted and highly commended at the National AHA Awards.
Still not sure? Please arrange a visit or get in touch!
Main duties of the job
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
You will be a core member of the OPD/community team, providing communication & swallowing assessment & intervention to a patients with a range of diagnosis. These may include but not exclusive too stroke, progressive neurology's, respiratory patients.
There is the opportunity to be involved in the training of carers and other staff within the UHB.
You will be line managed by one of the band 7 outpatient team.
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 now 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 now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Speech & Lang Therapy Degree
- Member of HCPC
- Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for adult clients.
- Post-grad training in dysphagia
Desirable
- RCSLT dysphagia accredited training
- Member of RCSLT clinical excellence network in relevant clinical area.
- Experience of training, teaching and supervising others
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-grad experience in adult services
- Experience in performing complex assessments
- Experience of working with support workers/TIs
Desirable
- Experience of working with acquired neurological disorders
- Experience of running support and therapy groups for patients
- Experience of partnership working with other agencies
Aptitude, Abilities and Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases, make complex decisions
- Excellent interpersonal skills including listening, counselling, empathy
Desirable
- Experience of teaching others
- Skills in analysing and communicating highly complex assessment information
- Welsh Skills Desirable (Level 3/B2 or above)
Personal qualities
Essential
- Personal initiative.
- Resilience to emotionally demanding situations.
Desirable
- Responsible and accountable.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Speech & Lang Therapy Degree
- Member of HCPC
- Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for adult clients.
- Post-grad training in dysphagia
Desirable
- RCSLT dysphagia accredited training
- Member of RCSLT clinical excellence network in relevant clinical area.
- Experience of training, teaching and supervising others
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-grad experience in adult services
- Experience in performing complex assessments
- Experience of working with support workers/TIs
Desirable
- Experience of working with acquired neurological disorders
- Experience of running support and therapy groups for patients
- Experience of partnership working with other agencies
Aptitude, Abilities and Skills
Essential
- Able to analyse complex assessment information for complex cases, make complex decisions
- Excellent interpersonal skills including listening, counselling, empathy
Desirable
- Experience of teaching others
- Skills in analysing and communicating highly complex assessment information
- Welsh Skills Desirable (Level 3/B2 or above)
Personal qualities
Essential
- Personal initiative.
- Resilience to emotionally demanding situations.
Desirable
- Responsible and accountable.
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).
