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Welsh Language TranslatorNHS

Cardiff, CF14 3UB Fixed-Term £32,557 to £39,631
Posted 17 July 2026 Closing date 31 August 2026
Cathays Rail Station (0.9 miles away) Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 (1.6 miles away)

Job summary

We wish to recruit a translator to join the Welsh Language Unit at NWSSP.

We are a large team of translators, supporting NWSSP and other NHS Wales organisations with translation services.

The work is varied and interesting. We translate a wide range of content varying from web-pages, patient information leaflets, publicity campaigns, job descriptions, policies, system interfaces and applications.

You must have experience in translating and proof-reading and editing text from English to Welsh and vice versa, ideally in the health & social care sector.

You must have an excellent command of grammar in both languages and a degree in the Welsh language or similar.

We offer excellent rates of pay for the right candidate with the relevant qualifications, skills and experience.

You will have knowledge and understanding of using translation memory software and term-bases.

We have offices in Cardiff, Nantgarw, Swansea, Pontypool and St Asaph. We also offer hybrid working and the opportunity to work from home as well as a generous NHS Pension and 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays.

The salary range is £32,073 to £39,043 - Band 5.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post

If you're interested in this vacancy, look at the job description and the person specification. If you'd like to discuss this vacancy, get in touch with Oliver Owen ([email protected]).

Main duties of the job

Provide written translations of various documents from English to Welsh and Welsh to English, using a variety of IT tools, including, but not limited to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, using translation memory software such as Phrase.

As a member of the team, the translator will translate a wide range of interesting, complex, technical, confidential and sensitive documents. The translator will also be responsible for translating publications, reports, policies, agendas, minutes, board papers, press releases, letters, forms, recruitment papers and web content/social media content.

Translate information, documents and forms for patients, service users and the public at large which requires accuracy and the use of the most appropriate language, terminology, style and syntax for the subject and recipients.

Proof-read your own work and the work of other members of the team. Ensure that translations meet editorial quality.

Follow the protocols and procedures that are in place within the Welsh Language Unit to deliver a high quality, timely and accurate translation services to our clients within NHS Wales.

Prepare all documents prior to translation, ensuring that the document is grammatically correct. This will entail communicating with the author of the document to gain a greater understanding of the subject e.g. policies and procedures.

Job description

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

About us

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offeringa comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visithttps://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

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