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We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join the Adult Learning Disability Speech and Language therapy team in Lanarkshire. If you have a genuine interest in learning disabilities and want to support individuals with a learning disability to maximise their communication and eating and drinking skills, then this job is for you.
The ALD SLT team is part of a wider multi-disciplinary team containing nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, psychologists and psychiatrists supporting adults with learning disabilities across all of Lanarkshire. The ALD SLT team also have close connections with the wider SLT services across Lanarkshire.
Our service is Pan-Lanarkshire and based at Kirklands Hospital in Bothwell. We offer a robust induction programme, professional supervision, a supportive and encouraging team structure with admin support, and opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills.
We provide patient-centred care to adults with learning disabilities in community settings as well as inpatient and forensic settings including The State Hospital at Carstairs.
Lanarkshire is the third largest Health Board area in Scotland and stretches across the Central Belt of Scotland within easy commuting distance of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling. It occupies the valley of the River Clyde which is the stronghold of many garden centres. There are also lovely country walks with beautiful sights as well as historical locations and parks such as Summerlee: Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, New Lanark UNESCO world heritage site and, Strathclyde Country Park.
For further information and informal discussion, please contact Gillian Callander, ALD SLT Team Lead on 01698 752687 or gillian.callander@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for an interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk