264900 R1 (SNIS) Speech and Language Therapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is recruiting a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to join the West Lothian team on a fixed-term 12‑month basis (Band 6). The post is 30.6 hours per week (0.85 WTE) and based in the community, delivering care across universal, targeted and individualised levels.

You will manage your own caseload, supervise Band 5 SLTs and Assistants, and work closely with health and education colleagues to support children and young people with diverse speech, language and

Qualifications

• Applicants must be a registered speech and language therapist.
• Experience with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively with education settings and community paediatrics.

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload in West Lothian community teams.
• Supervise Band 5 SLTs and Assistants where appropriate.
• Collaborate with health and education colleagues to provide integrated care.
• Support service development and CPD activities.

Skills

Paediatric SLT

Caseload management

Team supervision

Collaborating with schools

Education

Registered Speech & Language Therapist

Job description

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NHS Lothian

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Service

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist – West Lothian

Band 6

30.6 hours per week (0.85 WTE)

Fixed Term – 12 months

VACANCY ref – 258206

Applications are invited from suitably qualified speech and language therapists to join the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) team in West Lothian. We have a skill‑mixed team of SLTs and SLT Assistants working together to deliver care across universal, targeted and individualised levels.

The post-holder/s will be based in a community setting in West Lothian, working within the Community teams. This will involve close work with partners, including health and education colleagues. The post-holder will manage their own caseload and will have some supervision responsibilities for Band 5 Speech and Language Therapists and Assistants.

You will be an innovative and flexible therapist with experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs. You will also have experience of working in collaboration with education settings and/or community paediatrics.

You will be surrounded by a friendly, experienced and committed Speech and Language Therapy team within West Lothian.

The Lothian speech and language therapy service is innovative and supportive. It is committed to the principles of clinical governance to provide a high quality service focused on the child’s needs. Support is provided for therapists in district based and clinically focused teams. All therapists have a personal development plan and are encouraged to extend their skills through a variety of CPD activities.

For further information please contact: Louise Illingworth, Service Lead (West Lothian) on 01506 524191.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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.

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.

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.