Job Summary

This is an exciting Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner post based in Cardiff Community Resource Team, supporting residents of care homes across the city who are living with acquired swallowing and communication difficulties. The role sits within a collaborative multidisciplinary team aiming to keep people well at home and reduce the need for hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated,organised and innovative individual to fill our Band 4 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Practitioner post.The post holder will work as part of a therapy-based team that assesses and treats patients aged 18 and above with a wide range of medical diagnoses. This position will focus on supporting people living in care homes across Cardiff.

The post holder will participate in assessment and management of care home residents within protocols,managing their own caseload and demonstrating clinical reasoning skills. They will access regular clinical supervision and guidance as well as opportunities for continued professional development.The post holder will be a point of contact for care homes and address queries and identified training needs.The post holder will attend regular team meetings and contribute towards service development projects.

A strong, reliable team player is required for this role, who is able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, negotiation, time management,initiative and IT skills. The post holder will work from office bases in Whitchurch and Llanrumneyand in care homes across Cardiff, with some opportunities for agile working.

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

Person Specification

Other

Essential

Able to travel between sites in a timely manner

Desirable

Related CPD / training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 14 May 2026

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