Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our acute services in Cwm Taf Morgannwg.



We are a thriving department that has received local and national recognition for Quality Improvement initatives, and consistently outperforms the NHS Wales average on the NHS Wales Staff Survey.



You will work flexibly across out inpatient services and provide cover to the acute medical wards as needed.



you will have the clinical and professional support of the wider acute SLT and your base is negotiable at interview.



You will have specialist skills in dysphagia assessment and management, communication assessment and support, advanced care planning, capacity assessment and facilitation of discharge.



You will be an innovative thinker, able to lead on a new project, work autonomously and as part of a team and a skill for collecting and analysing data.



Applications from therapists who do not meet the full criteria of the Band 6 JD/PS, but are looking for a development post are welcomed and encouraged, and will be remunerated under Annex 21 of the A4C T&Cs.



This role offers the opportunity to work across the following areas:



Collaborate with general medical services, COTE, respiratory/digestive etc



Work closely with care agencies/community teams/care home staff and carers



Support the process of training nursing staff in the Emergency Department to carry out swallowing screening



Complex discharge planning/capacity assessments/advanced care plannin



You will be supported by robust line management, clinical supervision and adult team meetings. There are good resources available for CPD and staff wellbeing. We are a compassionate and dynamic team who would welcome you to the team with open arms.



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 Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.



This role is offered as a fully qualified Band 6, or as a development Band 6 ANNEX 21 post.



Applications from therapists who do not meet the full criteria of the Band 6 JD/PS, but are looking for a development post are welcomed and encouraged, and will be remunerated under Annex 21 of the A4C T&Cs.



Completion of the qualification/learning and achievement of postgraduate experience is a requirement of the contract of employment for Annex 21 candidates.



During this 36 month training period, salary will be paid in accordance with Annex 21 of the Terms and Conditions as follows : Months 1 - 12 of the training period will be paid at 65% of the top of Band 6 pay scale; Months 13 - 24 of the training period will be paid at 70% of the top of Band 6 pay scale; Months 25-36 of the training period will be paid at 75% of the top of the Band 6 pay scale.



Upon successful attainment of the identified qualification/experience /competencies, even if sooner than the 36 month allocated timeframe, the post holder will automatically move to the Band 6 as they will then meet the full KSF outline of this role and be expected to undertake all duties within the as indicated.

NOTE :

There will be some circumstances where current staff apply for these posts, and their new trainee salary will be below that of their current salary. To aid both the recruitment and development of staff it is recommended that staff across NHS Wales should have continuity of pay for the duration of the training to avoid financial detriment. This should apply when staff take up training posts both within and across NHS Wales organisations. Following this training, the remuneration will be the bottom of Band 6, again without financial detriment.