Speech and Language Therapist
at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Cardiff CF24, Wales, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 20 Aug, 2024 | GBP 43257 Annual | 22 May, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
An exciting opportunity exists for a conscientious, motivated and innovative speech therapist to work within the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Flying Start service. We require enthusiastic and positive practitioners who are pro-active and have a ‘can do approach’.
The post holder will be working as part of a dynamic team of Speech and Language practitioners, within Cardiff Flying Start Speech and Language Team . The post holder will be supporting identified families at a Universal and Targeted level with a remit for the prevention and early identification of Speech, Language and Communication Needs.
The post holder will implement the Flying Start Speech, Language and Communication initiatives to children aged 0-4 years old, living in or accessing Flying Start services. The nature of the service delivered may evolve and change of time to reflect approved Flying Start Funded projects.
The post holder will facilitate and empower parents and carers to promote the development of children’s communication in close collaboration with other Flying Start team members, actively involving parents in all aspects of their child’s communication development , promoting parenting skills and supporting families to access to other support networks .
The post holder will advise and/or train parents, carers, Flying Start workers, childcare staff and others in the child’s environment on facilitating and enhancing the child’s communication development and environment.
The post holder will contribute to the ongoing development of the Flying Start Speech and Language service.
The post holder will offer supervision to Band 5 SLT’s and Band 4 Speech and Language Technical Instructors as well as providing placements to Speech and Language Therapy Students.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
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