Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Critical Care

This is an exciting time for AHPs in CTMUHB - a time of exciting and progressive change, a time where we are looking for visionary team members at all levels to guide and implement this change.

Due to local investment this is one of 2 exciting and much needed roles being advertised to support patients with critical illness.

CTM Therapies team work closely as wider MDTs with excellent opportunities for cross discipline working and the opportunity to lead on AHP portfolios.

Your career progression is important to us and CTM has an excellent L&D offer as well as support for external learning.

Your wellbeing matters to us and we are proud of the work our wellbeing champions do across therapies and the range of activities that are on offer. We are also committed to offering flexible working patterns where possible.

Why Cwm Taf Morgannwg? - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (joinctm.wales)

Main duties of the job

You will be a core member of the Critical Care MDT based in Prince Charles Hospital which consists of Intensivists, Nurses, Clinical Psychology, Physiotherapy, OT and Dietetics.

You will provide communication and swallowing assessment and rehabilitation to critically ill patients including patients with a tracheostomy and/or ventilator dependent.

You will use FEES to support decision making around tracheostomy weaning, upper airway rehabilitation and swallow/communication rehab.

You will work closely with the Trache MDT consisting of a Physio, CCOT, and Intensivist to support weaning when patients no longer require Level 3 care.

You will also provide training within and outside profession and contribute to reports, local and national guidance and workstreams, and wider AHP workstreams

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve


• We treat everyone with respect


• We all work together as one team


We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.