Qualified Teacher for Deaf Children and Young People in Cardiff

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support. Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”.

We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world.

We are seeking an experienced, innovative and highly motivated Qualified Teacher of Deaf Children and Young People to join our multidisciplinary Auditory Implant Service for South Wales. Working collaboratively with families and a range of professional teams, you will provide a specialist pre and post implant assessment and habilitation service for children and those supporting them. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to travel across the region, working flexibly to meet the needs of children and families in diverse locations and settings.

The postholder must demonstrate a high level of clinical skill, professional knowledge and highly developed auditory, perceptual and empathetic skills to complete an accurate and holistic assessment profile. The post holder will contribute a high level of professional expertise to the multi-disciplinary team by providing the Educational Professional’s perspective in the multi-professional assessment and management of children with cochlear implants.

The post holder will be expected to provide an out-reach service across South Wales, delivered in the Children’s Hospital for Wales, nurseries/schools and on a domiciliary basis in patients’ homes. The post holder will be responsible for their designated caseload and will ensure the completion and distribution of team review reports. They will be required to work effectively in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary Cochlear Implant Team, as well as providing a high level of specialist clinical expertise, advice, guidance, support and training to the wider team supporting children under the Cochlear Implant Team’s care.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.