Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Job summary

We are delighted to be offering a permanent 0.8 position for a highly skilled and compassionate Speech and Language Therapist to join our small and friendly adult team within PTHB. You will become our adult dysphagia clinical lead and will be responsible for leading and developing our core community service and further develop your management and leadership skills. We deliver the service in a variety of settings including, in-patient community hospitals, outpatient clinics and home visits. We are a small friendly team who welcome passion, patient centred initiatives and evidence-based practice to support the delivery of our community service. Powys Teaching Health Board Speech and Language Therapy department is a friendly and compassionate team who are passionate about providing a high-quality service despite the geographical challenges.

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to influence the delivery of the community Speech and Language Therapy Service in Powys, then please get in touch for this exciting opportunity.

Main duties of the job

You will work within the adult Speech and Language Therapy team providing highly specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients within the community. You will deliver highly specialist assessments and management for both communication and dysphagia difficulties. You will work alongside our Stroke and Neuro SLT lead and develop the core community service throughout Powys, clinically working within the North and Mid of Powys. You will provide clinical support, second opinions and supervision for other members of the SLT team. We are looking for someone who has strong clinical skills and has a clear vision for how community services can be developed. You will also be responsible for operationally managing some of the adult team.

An element of this role will also be a supporting students and placement educators within Speech and Language Therapy. You will work with our current student coordinators and be the direct link with the Universities supporting the coordination of student placements, supporting practitioners to undertake the clinical education role in the SLT workplace, and will assist in the development of positive learning environments.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.

Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Powys is the largest county in Wales with Snowdonia to the North and the Brecon Beacons to the South, the spectacular scenery is something to behold. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.

Did you know - Powys Teaching Health Board accepts applications to retire and return from within the NHS in Wales. If you would like to know more, please contact the Powys Teaching Health Board Workforce team on 01874 712580 orpowys.workforcegeneralenquiries@wales.nhs.uk

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.