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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.
1.0 WTE Band 5 permanent
Adult Learning Disability Service Speech and Language Therapist
This is an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified or developing SLT to join an enthusiastic and supportive ALD SLT team. The clinical area of Adult Learning Disability offers experience to develop skills in a wide range of conditions that impact on communication and eating drinking and swallowing in adults, within the additional context of a Learning Disability.
The post will be based in a community learning disability team in Edinburgh where you will get experience working and learning with other SLTs as well as other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
For further information/ discussion, please contact:
Jane Richards, Service Lead on 07866 220770 email: jane.richards@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
or
Tracy Lazenby-Paterson, Service Lean on 07990 654313 e-mail: tracy.lazenby-paterson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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.