Job Description

Would you like to work in the beautiful South Wales Valleys? Are you looking to take the next step in your career path?



We are excited to offer this paediatric Specialist Speech and Language Therapist post to an enthusiastic, innovative therapist who is passionate about supporting children's speech, language and communication needs and who is looking to further develop their skills.



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 team report feeling valued and listened to and support one another. You will be invited to attend regular staff development workshops , children's team meetings and annual training days where you will have the opportunity to develop and share your leaning, knowledge and skills. You will have access to a range of clinical specialists for support and advice.



This post is a fixed term/secondment until 31/08/27 to cover a secondment. If you are interested in applying for it as a secondment, please obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying.



You will work alongside other SLTs and SLT Technical Instructors in the children's community clinic team across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area providing assessment, diagnosis and support for children with a range of speech and language needs. You will provide clinical support for other members of the SLT team and will be responsible for mentoring newly qualified SLTs.



We are looking for a therapist who works well as part of a team with excellent communication skills and enjoys working collaboratively with others. You will demonstrate the Health Board values of listening, learning and improving, treating everyone with respect and always working together as one team.



? This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking/Listening (or 'B1' Level if you've learnt Welsh as an adult). This doesn't mean you have to be 'fluent' or be able to write long reports in Welsh; it just means being hold to simple conversations with patient. Have a look at the 'Croeso Candidate!' booklet attached for more information.



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.



You will be able to find a full and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply to view in Trac.