Speech & Language Therapist - Neuropsychiatry

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

The closing date is 24 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist to join the Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service based at Hafan- Y-Coed, University Hospital Llandough. This post will enable you to further develop your clinical skills and, alongside the established multi-disciplinary team, shape the future direction of the service.

We are looking for a dynamic therapist who is passionate about holistic person-centred care, to deliver an innovative and effective speech and language therapy service to those patients referred for neuropsychiatric rehabilitation following acquired brain injury. The Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service is a specialist tertiary mental health service and has provision for Inpatient, Day and Community services. As such you will have the opportunity to work across the pathway with a highly specialist caseload of patients presenting with complex cognitive-communication, swallowing problems, emotional dysregulation and psychiatric comorbidity.

The post holder will be required to work effectively in collaboration with the full multidisciplinary team to promote the development, planning and delivery of intervention programmes, working closely with other services and the patient's support networks.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

• Speech & Language Therapy professional qualification.
• HCPC Registration.

• Significant experience of working with a range of communication problems.
• Multidisciplinary team working.
• Service improvement
• Working knowledge of Neuropsychiatry

• Excellent interpersonal skill
• Ability to speak Welsh
• Motivated & enthusiastic
• Team player
• Holistic approach
• Able to use own initiative

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.

Ash Unit , Hafan y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

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Ash Unit , Hafan y Coed, University Hospital of Llandough