Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Fancy a change of scenery and an opportunity to further your career in NHS Highland? The stunning Scottish Highlands is a superb place to live and work and Inverness is a vibrant city with many beautiful places on its doorstep.
 
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified and experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) wishing to take a leading role for Dysphagia and Head and Neck Cancer Management across North Highland.
 
You will join a friendly and dynamic team of 12 Speech and Language Therapists based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness serving the North Highland Area, and covering the full range of Adult Acquired specialisms.  Raigmore Hospital is a busy general hospital providing a comprehensive service to the people of the Highlands. You will have access to a Videofluoroscopy service, a Joint Voice and Swallowing Clinic, AAC resources and Specialist SVR support for Laryngectomy patients. 

The Postholder will Lead on and provide a highly Specialist Dysphagia service to Raigmore Hospital acute wards including Critical Care and Head and Neck Cancer Outpatient services. The Postholder will offer advice and education for the multidisciplinary/SLT teams as required, undertake specialist teaching within the clinical areas of Dysphagia and Head & Neck Cancer to a diverse range of professionals, carers and students and supervise less experienced therapists

The SLT Team has a strong commitment to Professional Development, supervision and Quality improvement. 

Experience, knowledge, and qualifications 
Extensive post graduate experience working in the clinical area of acute dysphagia and Head and Neck Cancer is required, as well as evidence of knowledge/experience with instrumental swallowing assessments FEES and Videofluoroscopy. Also required is evidence of highly specialist knowledge in management/rehabilitation of swallowing disorders in acute and Head & Neck Cancer patients underpinned by current evidence based practice.
Knowledge of interventions used in Critical Care including experience of working with patients who have undergone ventilation/tracheostomy is desired.

A BSc, or equivalent, in Speech Pathology and Therapeutics, is essential, along with Postgraduate qualifications in management of swallowing disorders e.g. MSc CATS rated course, RCSLT accredited course and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. Registration with RCSLT is preferred.  

Ideally you should hold a driving licence.  

Informal enquires to : Morag Tait, North Highland Speech and Language Therapy Head of Service, NHS Highland
 
Telephone: or email:  Morag.Tait@nhs.scot

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.