Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Band 7 (£48,788 - £56,747)

NHS Tayside, Cherrybank, Perth and Kinross

Full time
Permanent

Posted today, 26 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

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.

You will work within the NHS Tayside Childrens Speech and Language Therapy service as a Band 7 SLT in Perth and Kinross locality. You will have an interest in quality improvement and leadership.

Your clinical role will be to support children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs.

Your role will also include support and mentoring to SLT team members in this specialist area and provide leadership, in assistance to the Team Lead, to a small geographic hub of therapists.

You will bring extensive skills, knowledge and experience in working with both pre-school and school aged children and experience and understanding of how to support children with complex needs across a variety of educational placements.

You will also be involved in delivering programmes and activities to reduce inequalities as part of the service wide work at a universal and targeted level.

The work is wide ranging and includes joint work with partners in other agencies

You will join a supportive team where professional development is supported and encouraged. You will be based in the Speech and Language Therapy departments in Perth and Kinross locality but may be required to work flexibly across NHS Tayside in schools and community settings as well as in health settings and be willing to travel to a number of sites.

Informal enquiries to:

Kate Fernando: Kate.Fernando@nhs.scot Tel

Jo Ford: Joanna.Ford@nhs.scot Tel

Hours of work are: 29.5 hours per week

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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