Senior Speech & Language Therapist
(adult acquired conditions)

Band 7 £52,845- £61,466 per annum
plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,461 per annum

36 hours per week
Permanent Post

We are looking for an experienced SLT to join our friendly and supportive team based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Lewis.

You will be responsible for coordinating, developing and leading the adult SLT team in delivering services to people with acquired disorders of communication and swallowing across acute, outpatient and community settings. This includes supervision and support to the two B6 SLTs.

You will be dysphagia-trained and have experience independently managing an adult neuro caseload. Ideally, you will have experience delivering speech and language rehabilitation and providing specialist AAC interventions for adults with long-term and progressive communication disorders. In addition to the ability to draw on generalist skills, ideally you will be experienced in the specialist assessment and intervention for people with dementia in order to help grow remote and rural services for this population. To drive and deliver change, experience in research, quality improvement, project management and/or service evaluation methodology is highly desirable. In return, you will have access to learning and development opportunities including Videofluoroscopy, funded CPD and supervision.

A car driver is required due to the requirement to provide home visits.

For further information regarding this post, please contact Lee Bolton, Speech and Language Therapy Professional Manager at lee.bolton@nhs.scot.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.

CLOSING DATE: 23/11/2026

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.