Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

• Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registration
• RCSLT registration
• RCSLT Accredited Dysphagia Training
• Successful completion of specialist short courses relevant to the area of clinical expertise to postgraduate diploma level.
• Knowledge of a wide range of specialist assessment tools and procedures relevant to specialist caseload.
• Knowledge of key characteristics leading to a specialist differential diagnosis relevant to the specialist’s caseload
• Knowledge of selecting, setting, and evaluating specialist treatment goals.
• Knowledge of a specialist range of therapeutic interventions demonstrating the evidence base for these approaches.
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary team approaches

Desirable

• Basic Counselling Skills.
• Well-established knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the area of clinical expertise
• Basic qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
• Member of the relevant CEN.

Experience

Essential

• Considerable post-registration clinical experience relevant to the advertised post/specialist area, including: o Supervision of support workers o Meeting patient/service user needs through collaborative working with families, carers, other professionals and the wider workforce.

Desirable

• Full SLT Student placement, inclusive of assessment
• Support of junior staff.
• Delivery of specialist training to a range of audiences.
• Working with groups.

Other

Essential

• Prepared to work in a variety of sites based on service needs.
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post promptly.
• Flexible approach to work based on work pressures and the needs of the service.

Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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: 15 March 2026