Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist - Neuropsychiatry

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative Speech and Language Therapist to join the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service based at Hafan- Y-Coed, University Hospital Llandough. As Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, this post will enable you to further develop your clinical skills and, alongside the established multi-disciplinary team, shape the future direction of the service.

We are looking for a dynamic therapist who is passionate about holistic person-centred care, to deliver an innovative and effective speech and language therapy service to those patients referred for neuropsychiatric rehabilitation following acquired brain injury. The Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service is a specialist tertiary mental health service and has provision for Inpatient, Day and Community services. As such you will have the opportunity to work across the pathway with a highly specialist caseload of patients presenting with complex cognitive-communication, swallowing problems, emotional dysregulation and psychiatric comorbidity.

Whilst previous experience of Neuropsychiatry services is not essential, experience of working within a neuro-rehabilitation setting would support this role. You will be fully supported by the MDT and wider SLT team to develop your skills.

This is an exciting opportunity for a flexibly thinking practitioner to work in a service which is unique, supportive and always rewarding. We welcome you to contact us with any questions or to arrange a visit to the unit

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary team to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes, working closely with other services and the patient's support networks.

The post holder will provide advice, guidance and training to other professionals, including SLTs, in the specialist clinical area.

The post holder will undertake best practice projects, complex audits and research initiatives and provide clinical supervision/mentoring for more junior SLT's and assistants.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh 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 focussed 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.