Speech and Language Therapist - Specialist

Overview

NHSGG&C is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

This role involves providing specialist speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for children and young people up to 18 years old within a community setting. The post holder will manage their own caseload, deliver pre-referral (Stage
1) activity, and contribute to indirect care such as training and multi-agency working. The service supports children with a wide range of speech, language, communication, and swallowing needs, working closely with families, education, and partner services to deliver high-quality, consistent care across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
• Part-time contract (29.6 hours)
• Monday to Thursday

• Assess, diagnose and provide therapy as appropriate to children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties and/ or eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties including the planning and delivery of specialised therapy programmes tailored to suit the needs of individuals including complex cases.
• Manage and prioritise own specialist caseload as an autonomous practitioner, analysing client’s risk and need.
• To effectively supervise all work delegated to Clinical Support workers.
• Engage effectively in clinical supervision, peer review, operational management and Care Aims arrangements and processes that are critical to the effective delivery of SLT services.
• Where appropriate and required, review referrals in conjunction with SLT Team Leader/SLT Manager within the locality team, making decisions regarding referral of cases to other agencies as appropriate, e.g., CAMHS, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Educational Psychology for further investigation or diagnosis.
• Develop and deliver and evaluate in-service training to SLT staff, Health Professionals and students from other professional groups to enhance patient care, and to staff of outside agencies, e.g., Education Departments, targeted appropriately to the needs of the participants.
• To contribute to the departmental Stage 1 / Pre-referral programme.

• Qualifications – Essential
  • BSc Degree in Speech and Language Pathology and Therapeutics
  • RCSLT Certificate to Practise
  • HCPC Registration
  • Full RCSLT Membership
  • RCSLT competencies achieved
• Desirable
  • Eating and Drinking qualification
• Experience – Essential
  • Experience working with a range of children within Speech and Language Therapy
  • Experience in assessment, analysis, and care planning
  • Knowledge of the Care Aims philosophy
  • Understanding of the principles of Realistic Medicine in SLT practice
• Experience – Desirable
  • Experience of dysphagia assessment
  • Experience supporting other SLTs with case management
  • Experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Familiarity with Autism Diagnostic procedures

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

Anne McGinty, SLT Manager, on  or email…