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Job reference: 099561
Salary: Band 5 (£26,104 - £32,915)
Job closing date: 03/06/2022
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: University Hospital Hairmyres
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 18/05/2022
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
Department: Speech and Language Therapy

Job Advert

Are you a caring and compassionate SLT who wants to make a difference?


If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and skills working with adults in inpatient and community settings as part of a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team.


The post will be based at University Hospital Hairmyres in East Kilbride. You will have the opportunity to develop skills across a range of client groups and will be well supported by experienced clinicians and assistants. We provide supervision, CPD and regular team meetings. If you are newly qualified, you will be supported to complete the RCSLT NQP Competencies Framework and Dysphagia Competencies.

Applications are welcomed from both experienced and newly qualified Speech and Language Therapists, including those due to qualify in summer 2022.

Interviews will be held on 13/06/2022

To find out more please call Elaine Holden SLT Adult Service Manager on 01698  752084     or Hannah Shanks SLT Team Leader  01355 585423.


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact recruitment@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, sexu​​​​​​​al 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 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


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