215222 Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (AP) - #1711062

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

This vacancy is for a committed, innovative, motivated and flexible Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of an established department in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

0.75 WTE Band 6 position.

To provide a comprehensive speech and language therapy service to patients

Staff responsibility Supervise and support clinical workload of Band 5 SLTs and SLT students

A qualified SLT with relevant clinical experience in Adult Acquired communication and swallowing disorders.

A SLT degree qualification or equivalent and HCPC registration is essential for this post

Evidence of significant post registration professional practice experience to undertake and fulfill the key areas for this post

Contact

Hazel Moore

SLT in-patient team, RIE

0131 242 6919

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

**Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage**

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.