NHS GRAMPIAN

Speech and Language Therapy Service 

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 

Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist 

Hours: 37 hours per week

We are recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our established, friendly and supportive Acute Adult Therapist Team within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This is a new and exciting post which has been developed through an expansion in the bed base within Respiratory and Frailty services.

This post-holder will work with adults in an acute hospital setting presenting with a range of: acquired speech, language, communication and/or eating, drinking and swallowing problems. This post is ideal if you are an experienced Speech and Language Therapist with a current HCPC registration, and you have a desire to deliver high quality care while supporting service delivery changes within a caring and compassionate team.

We are open to considering full and part time applicants. Full dysphagia training and experience is desired for this post. There may be times you will be asked to cover other clinical services within the ARI site, which will offer wider opportunities and further experience. The service has regular meetings and CPD sessions and support and supervision will be available from senior specialist colleagues.

An attractive relocation allowance of up to £8,000 is available in certain circumstances to successful candidates.

Want to know more about Aberdeen? Take a look: https://youtu.be/moaWooD-ayk Informal enquiries, meetings and visits are encouraged.  

If you are interested in finding out more then please contact:

Clare Emerson (Lead Speech and Language Therapist) or Clare Tarr (Lead SLT in Acute and Critical Care) on 01224 553566, or email [email protected]

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

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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.