NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
As part of a multidisciplinary/agency team, the post holder will manage a defined caseload, using evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- To deliver comprehensive specialist Speech and Language Therapy services to clients with a variety of communication difficulties and/or eating/drinking/swallowing difficulties.
- This service will be delivered in a variety of settings.
- The post holder is expected to have relevant clinical skills, knowledge and experience across a broad spectrum of diagnosis and aetiologies.
- Duties and location may vary depending on the client group/aspect and demands of the service/level of experience.
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In This Key Role, You Will
- All clinical decision making will be based on the Care Aims philosophy utilising the Care Aims model which will ensure that risk, impact and clinical need are articulated and outcomes evaluated through continuous reflection.
- To use specialist clinical knowledge to provide comprehensive assessment and differential diagnosis, intervention and discharge as appropriate for specialist aspects of communication, language, speech, voice, fluency and dysphagia.
- To use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgments/decision making for complex cases.
- To provide specialist advice to others e.g. parents, carers, other professionals, regarding the management of clients with communication, feeding and swallowing difficulties.
What You'll Bring
- Degree in Speech and Language Pathology or equivalent
- Registered Speech and Language Therapist with valid HCPC Registration
- Post Graduate expertise within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality/area of practice.
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
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What We Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Collette McCallum on Collette.McCallum@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on nicole.hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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