Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Paediatrics)

NHS National Services Scotland; Creagorry; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Creagorry seeks a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (paediatrics) for a full-time position. You will manage a caseload, providing therapy to children with communication needs in a supportive team. With competitive salary and beautiful rural environment, this role offers opportunities for professional development. Applicants must be able to register with the PVG scheme and have experience with children.

Benefits

Access to professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Work in a beautiful rural location

Qualifications

• Ideally, you will have experience designing and delivering projects focused on universal and targeted interventions for children and young people.
• Independently manage a generalist paediatric caseload.
• Access to in-house and external learning and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated service to children with speech, language and communication needs.
• Carry out a range of assessments and interventions.
• Deliver therapy plans in partnership with parents and education staff.

Skills

Experience in assessments and interventions with children

Working in partnership with parents and education staff

Designing and delivering therapy plans

Job description

Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (paediatrics)

Band 6 £41,608 - £50,702 per annum

plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum

37 hours per week

Permanent Contract

Job Summary

Are you interested in working and living in an area of natural beauty with clean air, no traffic jams and the opportunity to explore a variety of outdoor leisure pursuits and cultural activities? Would you like to be able to see a patient’s care through from start to finish? Or simply fancy a change of scene, a stretch opportunity or the chance to expand your skills providing high-quality and person-centred care in a remote and rural location?

Role Overview

Due to retirement of the previous postholder, a rare opportunity has come up to join our friendly and supportive team based in Uist and Barra as a full-time paediatric SLT. For this post, you will enjoy the rewards of managing a generalist paediatric caseload and providing a dedicated service to children with speech, language and communication needs. You will have experience independently carrying out a range of assessments and interventions with children as well as working in partnership with parents, education staff and others to deliver therapy plans. Ideally, you will have experience designing and delivering projects focused on universal and targeted interventions for children and young people. In return, you will have access to in-house and external learning and development opportunities as well as regular 121s and clinical supervision.

Location

The Western Isles are a beautiful archipelago of islands stretching from Lewis in the north to Vatersay in the south offering a safe and pleasant environment to live, breathe and work in. Housing costs and crime rates are relatively low. There are daily travel connections to the mainland via air and ferry. A car driver is essential due to the need to provide home and school visits.

Contact

For further information regarding this post, please contact Lee Bolton, Speech and Language Therapy Professional Manager at [e-mail].

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].

Application Deadline

CLOSING DATE: 20th November 2025