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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.
Bank Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (adult acquired conditions)
Band 7 £52,845- £61,466 per annum (pro rata)
plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,461 (pro rata)
Bank post
We are looking for an experienced SLT to join the staff bank and work alongside our friendly and supportive team as and when needed at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Lewis.
You will be responsible for delivering on-island, in-person services to adults with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing across acute, outpatient and community settings. You will be fully dysphagia-trained and have experience independently managing an adult neuro caseload. Ideally, you will have experience in performing, analysing and interpreting videofluoroscopy swallowing studies. You will also have experience delivering speech and language rehabilitation and providing specialist AAC interventions for adults with long-term and progressive communication disorders.
A car driver is required due to the requirement to provide home visits in remote and rural locations where public transport is limited.
For further information regarding this post, please contact Lee Bolton, Speech and Language Therapy Professional Manager at lee.bolton@nhs.scot.
The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.
All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.
Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.
If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.
CLOSING DATE: 19/11/2026
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