Job overview

We wish to recruit a translator to join the Welsh Language Unit at NWSSP.

We are a large team of translators, supporting NWSSP and other NHS Wales organisations with translation services.

The work is varied and interesting. We translate a wide range of content varying from web-pages, patient information leaflets, publicity campaigns, job descriptions, policies, system interfaces and applications.

You must have significant experience in translating and proof-reading and editing text from English to Welsh and vice versa, ideally in the health & social care sector.

You must have an excellent command of grammar in both languages and  a degree in the Welsh language or similar.

We offer excellent rates of pay for the right candidate with the relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

You will have knowledge and understanding of using translation memory software and term-bases and will be able to translate a minimum of between 3,500 to 5,000 words per working day.

We have offices in Cardiff, Nantgarw, Swansea, Pontypool and St Asaph.  We also offer hybrid working and the opportunity to work from home. 

The salary range is £31,516 to £38,364 – Band 5. We can consider appointing above the bottom of the salary range for a candidate who has the necessary qualifications and experience.

If you're interested in this vacancy, look at the job description and the person specification.  If you'd like to discuss this vacancy, get in touch with Oliver Owen ([email protected]).

Main duties of the job

Provide written translations of various documents from English to Welsh and Welsh to English, using a variety of IT tools, including, but not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, using translation memory software such as Phrase.  As a member of the team, the translator will translate a wide range of interesting, complex, technical, confidential and sensitive documents. The translator will also be responsible for translating publications, reports, policies, agendas, minutes, board papers, press releases, letters, forms, recruitment papers and web content/social media content.

Translate information, documents and forms for patients, service users and the public at large which requires accuracy and the use of the most appropriate language, terminology, style and syntax for the subject and recipients.

Proof-read your own work and the work of other members of the team.  Ensure that translations meet editorial quality.

Follow the protocols and procedures that are in place within the Welsh Language Unit to deliver a high quality, timely and accurate translation services to our clients within NHS Wales.

Prepare all documents prior to translation, ensuring that the document is grammatically correct. This will entail communicating with the author of the document to gain a greater understanding of the subject e.g. policies and procedures.

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone.  To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.