Speech and Language Therapist - #1784283

This post is fixed term for 1 year

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.

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.

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

This fixed-term vacancy is for a committed, innovative, motivated and flexible Speech and Language Therapist to work as part of an established adult acute speech and language therapy service.

To provide a comprehensive speech and language therapy service to hospital in-patients.

Staff responsibility Supervise and support clinical workload of assistant and SLT students.

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

A qualified SLT wishing to develop or consolidate assessment and rehabilitation skills in the field of adult acquired disorders

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Emma McLeod on 0131 242 1967 or email [email protected]