Speech And Language Therapist (Community Paediatrics)

NHS Grampian; Banchory; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Grampian's Speech and Language Therapy team is seeking a Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist to work in Community Paediatrics across Banchory (3 days) and Stonehaven (2 days). You will assess and support children aged 0-18, delivering clinics and home visits with families and schools.

Travel around Aberdeenshire is required and HCPC registration is essential. A car driver is required to access remote locations.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is essential.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential for travel.
• Willingness to travel around Aberdeenshire and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Provide community SLT services to children aged 0–18 in clinic and home settings.
• Collaborate with SLT team and assistants across Deeside and South Aberdeenshire.
• Support children with diverse communication needs and families, including complex cases.

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist (Community Paediatrics)
Banchory (3 days) and Stonehaven (2 days)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist to join our team. The role provides the opportunity to work in the Banchory and the surrounding area 3 days a week and Stonehaven and surrounding area 2 days a week. You will provide a community service to children 0-18 years in these areas. You will be working with children and young people and their families in clinic and home settings and will support a range of communication needs including those with complex needs. You will be working with the Speech and Language Therapists and assistants who work in the Deeside and South Aberdeenshire areas.

In recent years the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service has successfully developed universal and targeted strands of work alongside its individualised specialist services, which enable rapid response to referrals and ensure caseload flow. The SLT service has also seen a significant increase in its use of digital platforms and technologies across the service.

The Aberdeenshire SLT team is a large and dynamic team covering all of Aberdeenshire. We meet regularly with local mini team and regional full team meetings. We value staff members and focus on their wellbeing. Continuing professional and personal development is well supported and staff members are actively encouraged to contribute to the development of the service as a whole.

The Speech and Language therapists working in Aberdeenshire are well linked to other Speech and Language therapist and clinicians across NHS Grampian.

NHS Grampian Speech and Language teams cover the North East of Scotland serving a region from the cairngorms to the North Sea including coastal moray. The ARI hospital site houses all clinical specialties with the exception of organ transplant and paediatric ITU. NHS Grampian provides healthcare for a population of 540,000 with around 40% living within Aberdeen, 40% in Aberdeenshire and the remaining percentage in Moray.

NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles. Aberdeen has a very buoyant economy and offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to a large range of outdoor pursuits including skiing. There are excellent transport links with Glasgow and Edinburgh easily accessed by train and Aberdeen airport has multiple flights top London daily and other destinations across Europe. Assistance with relocation may be available.

Due to the rural nature of this post a car driver and access to a car is essential and the role does require travel around the area. You must be HCPC registered.

Informal enquiries to: Hannah Reynolds (Lead Speech and Language Therapist) [e-mail] / Jean Loggie (Principal Speech and Language Therapist) on: 01467 672731 / 07973 601944

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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