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NHS LOTHIAN - SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Advanced Practice SLT in Neurodevelopment
Band 7 - Fixed Term until 31 March 2027 - Pan Lothian
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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Advanced Practitioner in Neurodevelopment to join the team of SLTs working within the Community Paediatric team in NHS Lothian. This postholder will work to support and develop the delivery of the Neurodevelopmental Pathway across NHS Lothian.
SLTs are co-located with their Community Paediatric colleagues and work flexibly across their bases. These sessions will cover Edinburgh in the first instance. The team are line managed by SLT in partnership with Community Paediatrics and are part of the Single System SLT service for professional networking, appraisal and CPD.
You will be a qualified Speech & Language Therapist with experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of neurodevelopmental and communication conditions in Health and Education settings. You will contribute to case management, assessment and evidence-based interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team and be familiar with monitoring and reporting outcomes on this work. You will be familiar with national developments in Mental Health and the neurodevelopmental pathway and keen to promote the role of SLT in this field of work.
The Speech and Language Therapy Service is innovative and supportive. It is committed to the principles of improvement methodology to provide a high quality service focused on the child and family’s needs. All staff have a personal development plan and are encouraged to extend their skills through a variety of CPD activities.
Applicants must be registered with HCPC.
This is a fixed term post for one year in the first instance up to 0.5 WTE.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Karen Allan, Head of Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy, Karen.Allan@nhs.scot or Catriona Black, catriona.black@nhs.scot
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