Speech & Language Therapist

NHS Scotland; Stirling; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a dedicated Speech & Language Therapist to join the Children's Speech and Language Therapy team in Forth Valley. The role involves supporting children with communication difficulties and collaborating with parents and educators to enhance their well-being. The successful candidate will receive professional development and work in a supportive environment focused on improving outcomes for children, particularly those in challenging circumstances.

Qualifications

• Support children with communication needs.
• Deliver training and develop communication environments.
• Work in partnership with parents and education staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative approaches within educational placements.
• Provide professional support, leadership, and supervision.
• Travel throughout the area of service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Coaching

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapist to work within the Children’s Speech and Language Therapy team in Forth Valley.

The Speech and Language Therapy team in Forth Valley is known nationally for their sector leading work and has recently undergone a transformational change in order to further improve outcomes of children in young people, particularly those living in poverty.

The team works in partnership with the three local authorities, health colleagues and parents / carers delivering quality services across Universal, Targeted and Individualised levels. The successful candidate will work in partnership with parents and education staff to reduce the impact of speech, language and communication difficulties on a child’s wellbeing. This will include supporting children with communication needs, delivering training, developing the communication environment, modeling and coaching for parents and education staff in a range of interventions and approaches.

This role will require the successful candidate to deliver innovative universal, targeted and individualised approaches within educational placements. You will receive a high level of professional support, leadership, clinical supervision and training and development from our highly skilled and talented staff within Forth Valley.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

We love it when people contact us to discuss advertised posts. It allows you to find out more about us and the role and allows us to support you with your application process which we enjoy doing. Please do get in touch with Pauline Christie or Nicola Orr on 01786 434078.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates.

NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

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.

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