Speech and Language Therapist

NHS National Services Scotland; Dundee; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking an experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) to join the Adult Acquired SLT Service at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. The role focuses on complex dysphagia and communication difficulties in acute and critical care, with leadership responsibilities for the SLT team.

HCPC registration is essential, and the post includes education duties and clinical supervision to support staff wellbeing and service development across Tayside.

Qualifications

• Experienced SLT with advanced knowledge of dysphagia and communication difficulties in acute/critical care.
• Educate and train staff and students, including SLTs, AHPs, nursing and medical staff.
• Must be HCPC registered and eligible to practice in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SLT team providing acute care at Ninewells Hospital.
• Collaborate with the wider SLT team on audit, service development, QI and strategic involvement.
• Provide peer support, clinical supervision, appraisal and professional development.

Skills

Speech and Language Therapy

Dysphagia expertise

Clinical leadership

Education

HCPC registration

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.

We are looking to recruit an experienced SLT with advanced knowledge of the highly complex dysphagia and communication difficulties associated with an acute and critical care caseload. Experience of tracheostomy care, instrumental dysphagia assessment and complex communication assessment and management is required. Education and training staff and students, including SLT, other AHPs, nursing and medical is integral to the role.

This role includes team lead responsibility for the team of SLTs providing acute care within Ninewells Hospital. Collaborative working as part of the wider SLT team is expected with regard to audit, service development, quality improvement, innovation and strategic involvement. Peer support, clinical supervision, appraisal and professional development are embedded in our practice. We provide separate line management and clinical supervision to ensure strong clinical performance with an emphasis on staff wellbeing. You must be HCPC registered.

The Adult Acquired SLT Service is a Tayside wide service and has regular local and regional meetings. Ninewells Hospital, Dundee is a busy teaching hospital with over 900 beds, serving the population of Tayside and North East Fife.

Dundee, known as the City of Discovery, has a fantastic riverside location featuring the V&A museum. It has great transport links to the rest of Tayside as well as St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. It is with a 20 mile radius of award-winning beaches, hills and countryside

*Informal enquiries to: Fiona MacAulay, Speech & Language Therapy Clinical Lead, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. Telephone [phone].

Hours of work are: 28.8 per week. Please note that the salary scale for this post is pro rata for part time hours.