Job overview

The Speech and Language Therapy Community Team have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic Band 5 Therapist to join our friendly and supportive team in a full-time permanent post. This post will involve working across the Adult Learning Disability (ALD) Team and our Paediatric Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Team. 

The ALD Team within the Community Speech and Language Therapy Team provides assessment and treatment of communication and dysphagia for patients with a learning disability need in the community, working collaboratively with the patient their families and carers as part of the integrated community learning disability team. The successful candidate will also provide training in communication and dysphagia to patients, their carers and their families as required. 

The Paediatric ALN team work across 3 special school sites. The team provide assessment and interventions and work closely with families and education colleagues.

The successful applicant will support the service development and transition of patients from ALN to ALD services. 

As a successful candidate, you will have a recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree and HCPC registration. We will consider applications from final year Speech and Language Therapy students. We would consider appointing the successful candidate on reduced hours and at a band 4 until completion of their degree course and full qualification as a Speech and Language Therapist is obtained.

Main duties of the job

• You will work with Team Leaders and colleagues in the adult and paediatric community Speech and Language Therapy services to ensure equity, efficiency and dynamic service delivery.
• You will have the opportunity to develop the skills required to work
  independently with children and adults who have communication needs and swallowing disorders within the ALN/ALD services.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs which may include mental health, physical disability, dysphagia, communication needs and complex behaviour.
• With support, you will organise, plan and prioritise your own workload, and develop appropriate strategies for caseload management.
• You will be able to deliver comprehensive communication and/or dysphagia reports or management plans in the context of multi-disciplinary working.
• You will provide placements for Speech & Language Therapy students.
• You will supervise and provide safe delegation to non-qualified staff, including Speech and Language Therapy assistants.
• You will be involved in projects which contribute to service development.

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

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.