Speech and Language Therapy Team Adult Community Lead

TN United Kingdom; Irvine; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapy Team Adult Community Lead in a forward-thinking organization. This role involves providing clinical care to adults with communication and swallowing disorders, focusing on community-based services and specialist rehabilitation. You will collaborate with health and social care professionals to deliver a person-centered approach, ensuring high-quality support for individuals in their homes. If you are a highly skilled practitioner with a passion for making a difference in the community, this position offers a rewarding challenge in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience with adult acquired caseload in community settings.
• Ability to manage time effectively and demonstrate leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care to adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Develop community-based services including specialist stroke rehabilitation.

Skills

Dysphagia qualification

Clinical experience with adults

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Quality improvement skills

Job description

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Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Irvine, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

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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.

An opportunity has arisen for a Speech and Language Therapy Team Adult Community Lead based at Ayrshire Central Hospital.

What you will do:

The Adult SLT Team provides clinical care to adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders across North Ayrshire – this includes inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, community based services and Ayrshire wide specialist neuro-rehabilitation.

This exciting post will continue to develop our established community-based service, including the provision of specialist stroke rehabilitation to individuals in their own homes.

You will work closely with colleagues in health, social care, voluntary services, and the third sector to provide a genuinely person-centred service.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

You require a dysphagia qualification and will be a highly skilled practitioner with extensive clinical experience working with an adult acquired caseload including in a community setting. You must be able to effectively manage their own time, demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to show appropriate highly specialist level leadership and quality improvement skills.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

37 hours per week

UK Driving Licence/Car Ownership:

Driving licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.

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