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Consultant Speech and Language Therapist Adult Learning Disabilities
Based in Inverness
Permanent 0.80 WTE Post
Fancy a change of scenery and an opportunity to further your career in NHS Highland? The stunning Scottish Highlands is a superb place to live and work and Inverness is a vibrant city with many beautiful places on its doorstep.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified and experienced Consultant Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) wishing to
take a leading role for Adult Learning Disabilities (ALD) across North Highland.
The ALD Team has an establishment of this current post (0.78wte) plus a full-time Band 6 SLT and Part-time Band 4 and Band 3 SLT Support Workers.
The fully integrated ALD service is based in the Corbett Centre, in Inverness and provides services to the NHS Highland North HSCP, i.e. Inverness-Shire, Ross-Shire, Lochaber, Skye, Lochalsh, Caithness and Sutherland.
This post provides:
- Leadership, development and provision of a dynamic specialist Speech and Language Therapy service to adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders who have communication and/or eating and drinking difficulties.
- Specialist professional leadership for the members of the ALD SLT team and wider team to maintain excellent standards of service, promote team cohesion and provide strategic guidance and oversight for the current ALD service into the wider MDT
- Day to day co-ordination of ALD SLT service delivery.
- Highly specialist clinical input to the ALD service and a specialist overview and support as a consultancy service to adults with learning disabilities, their carers and other statutory voluntary bodies.
- Complex case management
- Strategic guidance for the Adult SLT Head of Service and the AHP Lead.
- Clinical leadership and strategic direction and oversight for the Speech and Language Therapy service for adults with learning disabilities in North Highland.
- Advice and education for the multidisciplinary/SLT teams as required, undertaking specialist teaching within the clinical areas of ALD to a diverse range of professionals, carers and students and supervise less experienced therapists
Line management and professional support for the ALD team, including this post, is provided by the North Highland Adult SLT Head of Service
The ALD SLT Team sits within the wider SLT adult team which is friendly and dynamic team of 20 Speech and Language Therapists serving the North Highland Area, and covering the full range of Adult Acquired specialisms.
The SLT Team has a strong commitment to Professional Development, supervision and Quality improvement.
Applicants will require extensive relevant experience of working in ALD SLT and will be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and strategic planning skills as well as excellent communication skills
A BSc, or equivalent, in Speech Pathology and Therapeutics, is essential, and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council. Registration with RCSLT is preferred
As this is a Highland-wide post, travel is an essential part of this role therefore a driving licence is required
Informal enquires to : Morag Tait, Speech and Language Therapy Head of Service morag.tait@nhs.scot Tel: 01463 705424
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
- Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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