Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Voice in Wales

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.

The organisation is currently undertaking a comprehensive operating model review and change programme to ensure we are best positioned for the future, creating exciting opportunities to shape how we work and deliver for the people of North Wales. 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. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Job overview: We have a unique and appealing vacancy for a Band 7 Clinical Voice Specialist, to join our friendly, innovative and supportive adult team, where you will manage, provide, and continue to develop a high-quality voice therapy service for out-patient in Conwy & Denbighshire. You will also work closely with ENT. There are opportunities to work flexibly and to offer virtual appointments to patients. We give supervision, PADR, CPD, training and career development opportunities. We share patient stories and compliments. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job:

• Lead, manage, deliver, and continue to develop a quality out-patient voice therapy service to adults living in Conwy & Denbighshire.
• Provide highly specialist therapy to patients referred with dysphonia and other laryngeal dysfunctional problems.
• Optimise service delivery, standards of best practice, and successful outcomes.
• Work closely with ENT, within MDT, liaising with other disciplines, services and GPs.
• Deliver therapy 1:1 or group, either face-to-face, or virtually by video-call, other telehealth, or by phone, with scope for hybrid working from home, clinic or hospital.
• Give advice, upskill and supervise other SLTs, and educate, advise MDT professionals.
• Access management supervision, annual PADR, regular team meetings, as well as clinical supervision, education and sharing opportunities.
• Undertake CPD and participate as a member of a Voice Centre of Excellence Network.
• Work creatively and flexibly to meet waiting list pressures and manage the caseload, in consultation with Service Managers and Peers.

Person specification:

• Recognised qualification degree/equivalent in SHCPC registered.
• Post graduate study relevant to clinical area at Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience at this level.
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development e.g. up to date, relevant CPD portfolio.
• Clinical supervisory experience.
• Membership of appropriate clinical network group.
• Other professional or academic qualification which relates to clinical practice.
• Significant experience clinically in area of specialism.
• Experience of clinical leadership.
• Significant experience of leading multidisciplinary/multiprofessional teams.
• Evidence of attendance on specialist short courses and advanced training in relation to clinical specialty.
• Experience of project management.
• Experience in leading service development/improvement.
• Experience in research.
• Extensive clinical experience and knowledge in relationship to specialty.
• Evidence of recent study in relevant clinical area.
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Able to critique research papers and implement relevant findings.
• Effective planning, time management and organisational skills.
• Alternative and Augmentative Communication knowledge & skills.
• Welsh speaker.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.

If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.