Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

We’re looking for a highly skilled and experienced paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join our research team on a Welsh Government funded project aimed at improving speech outcomes for very preterm born children in Wales. 

As the research SLT on the project, you will will be responsible for the collection of clinical data, including assessment of speech and communication skills in Welsh and English and collecting feedback from parents and carers. You will work closely with the Chief Investigator, Research Nurse and Neonatal Team at the University Hospital of Wales. Welsh Language is highly desirable for this role.  

As well as delivering the goals of this exciting research study, we want to support you to develop your own research skills and interests to enrich and enhance your clinical career.

You’ll play a key role in delivering innovative new research to improve speech outcomes for very preterm born children in Wales: 

• Working collaboratively as part of a highly skilled and experienced multidisciplinary clinical research team.
• Bringing your extensive clinical experience into a research setting to assess child speech development and collect quantitative and qualitative research data.
• Playing a critical role in generating new knowledge and evidence to improve clinical care ad outcomes for a highly vulnerable group of children.  

What you’ll bring

With superb caseload management skills and extensive experience of administering and analysing specialist clinical speech assessments, you’ll be able to proactively and independently manage your time to coordinate data collection activities in collaboration with the clinical team. Your clinical expertise will ensure accurate collection, analysis and reporting of complex data.

It’s not just about data, it’s about people. As our Research Speech and Language Therapist, your exceptional interpersonal skills will enable you to connect with research participants (children and families), clinicians, academic experts and our patient and public collaborators to offer valuable specialist insight to the research and support the wider progress of the work.   

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

We are a values-based University. We are proud of our culture, and we are there for our people. Our community spirit is the golden thread that underpins our values and behaviours. We support and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best. By joining our University, you'll find yourself in a unique environment where a wealth of knowledge and resources are readily available, supporting you with your career development. 

We offer excellent benefits such as:

• Annual leave of 35 days, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days (pro rata if part time)
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous monthly contributions.
• Excellent family friendly policies – take a look on our Policy Hub page.
• Opportunities to learn and develop your skills with access to library and digital services facilities.
• Excellent sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership.
• Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

Contact us

For more information about the role please contact Dr Sam Burr on sburr@cardiffmet.ac.uk.  

All applications must be submitted online.  

The person specification will be used as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Cardiff Metropolitan University is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

All applicants with disabilities, or those who are part of the Armed Forces community who during the shortlisting process meet the essential criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.