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NHS Lothian and Borders Staff Bank
Speech & Language Therapist (Band 5/Band 6)
We are looking for reliable and dependable staff in the field of Speech & Language Therapy with experience in adult services.
Duties may include providing a comprehensive service of assessment, diagnosis, treatment/appropriate management, onward referral and discharge to a diverse range of patients referred to the service. It is essential that you hold an SLT degree qualification or equivalent and HCPC registration.
NHS Lothian encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
All Staff Bank roles are to cover temporary shortages across NHS Lothian & Borders. Interested candidates are required to evidence on application, awareness of the role applied for, Staff Bank function and individual commitment to being part of our supplementary workforce. Work is offered on an "as and when required basis" with different shift patterns available to suit flexible working. There are no guarantees of a fixed number of hours each week as this is a demand led service.
Interested candidates are required to evidence on application, their individual commitment to being part of our supplementary workforce.
Informal Enquiries via email – kenny.solway@nhs.scot
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note that successful candidates will be given a contract for services. These are not permanent roles.
Data Protection Act
During the course of our activities we will collect, store and process personal information about our prospective, current and former staff. The law determines how organisations can use personal information. For further information on the type of data that is handled, what the purpose is of processing the data and where and why we share data, please see the NHS Lothian Staff Privacy Notice, found at -
https://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/YourRights/DataProtection/Pages/StaffPrivacyNotice.aspx.
For the purposes of this privacy notice, 'staff' includes applicants, employees, workers (including agency, casual and contracted staff), volunteers, trainees and those carrying out work experience.