AOS​/Medicine Specialist SLT Post

Position Overview

Are you looking to make a real difference in the lives of people living with cancer? We have an exciting opportunity to develop and shape Speech and Language Therapy within the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at the University Hospital of Wales. The AOS supports patients admitted with complications of cancer, side effects of treatment, or new cancer diagnoses, ensuring timely, expert care that enhances experience, enables early discharge, and avoids unnecessary admissions.

You’ll lead the development of SLT within AOS while providing clinical sessions in Acute Medicine, supporting and supervising junior colleagues across Medicine, Specialist, and Surgical wards. Join a service with a strong ethos of support, regular training, and peer supervision. You’ll also benefit from close links with the Acute and Head & Neck SLT teams and wider CPD opportunities.

• Lead and develop the SLT component of the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at the University Hospital of Wales.
• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist input to support people with cancer, working with a multidisciplinary team including physicians, oncologists, nurse practitioners, and AHPs.
• Deliver front‑door services in unscheduled and emergency care, offering rapid assessment and treatment for patients with cancer; manage your own caseload, plan and evaluate interventions.
• Communicate sensitively with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Lead SLT provision for the Acute‑oncology pathway, coordinating therapy across the acute wards and wider clinical pathway.
• Shape and refine the service in its early stages using service improvement methodology and contribute to outcome evaluation to ensure high‑quality, patient‑centred care.
• Collaborate with Velindre Cancer Centre, community teams, and the Prehab2
  
  Rehab service to support continuity of care.

• Dynamic and experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT).
• Experience in acute or oncology settings is desirable.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead a multidisciplinary team.

This post is 0.8 WTE, with flexible or part‑time options available. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; applications from both Welsh and English speakers are welcome.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff and providing more than 100 specialist services across six hospital sites, serving around 500,000 people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.