Specialist Speech & Language Therapist (Community Paediatrics)
Inverurie (3 days) and Fraserburgh (2 days)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Speech & Language Therapist to join our team. The role provides the opportunity to work in Inverurie and surrounding area 3 days a week and in Fraserburgh and surrounding area 2 days a week. You will provide a community service to children 0-18 years. You will be working with children and young people and their families in clinic and home settings and will support a range of communication needs including those with complex needs. You will be working with the Speech and Language Therapists and assistants who work in the Central and North Aberdeenshire areas.

In recent years the Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) service has successfully developed universal and targeted strands of work alongside its individualised specialist services, which enable rapid response to referrals and ensure caseload flow. The SLT service has also seen a significant increase in its use of digital platforms and technologies across the service.

The Aberdeenshire SLT team is a large and dynamic team covering all of Aberdeenshire. We meet regularly with local mini team and regional full team meetings. We value staff members and focus on their wellbeing. Continuing professional and personal development is well supported and staff members are actively encouraged to contribute to the development of the service as a whole.

The Speech and Language therapists working in Aberdeenshire are well linked to other Speech and Language therapist and clinicians across NHS Grampian.

NHS Grampian Speech and Language teams cover the North East of Scotland serving a region from the cairngorms to the North Sea including coastal moray. The ARI hospital site houses all clinical specialties with the exception of organ transplant and paediatric ITU. NHS Grampian provides healthcare for a population of 540,000 with around 40% living within Aberdeen, 40% in Aberdeenshire and the remaining percentage in Moray.

NHS Grampian provides the perfect solution to all interests and lifestyles. Aberdeen has a very buoyant economy and offers all the attractions of any major city. Aberdeenshire boasts many picturesque towns and villages within easy commuting distance and provides access to a large range of outdoor pursuits including skiing. There are excellent transport links with Glasgow and Edinburgh easily accessed by train and Aberdeen airport has multiple flights top London daily and other destinations across Europe. Assistance with relocation may be available.

Due to the rural nature of this post, candidates must have a full valid UK driving licence and have access to a car as the role does require travel around the area. You must be HCPC registered and a member of RCSLT.

Informal enquiries to: Christine Richardson (Principal Speech and Language Therapist) on (01779) 482560/ 07973 601906 or Jean Loggie (Principal Speech and Language Therapist) on 01467 672731 / 07973 601944

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.

Additional Information for Candidates
As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.

You should apply for this post by completing the application process on Jobtrain. DO NOT upload a CV as this will not be used for short listing purposes. Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.