Speech and Language Therapist – Children & Young People’s Team Full Time NEW

Care & Compassion | Dignity & Respect | Openness, Honesty & Responsibility | Quality & Teamwork

1 post up to full time (up to 36hrs per week)

We have an exciting opportunity available to come and join our Children & Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy team within NHS Borders.

We are looking for a person-centred and innovative Speech and Language Therapist who will work to actively put Ready to Act and NHS Borders organisational values into action in their work with young people and their families.

Our Team Vision

‘The NHS Borders Children and Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy service will work together with those around the children and young people of the Borders to support them to effectively communicate and participate in their everyday lives’

The post is based in community children’s services working in partnership with our colleagues in Scottish Borders Council Education and the wider NHS Borders multidisciplinary team. We are a supportive and welcoming team committed to supporting our young people and their community towards self-management of speech, language and communication development.

We ask that you bring relevant experience and enthusiasm for working with children and young people, and it would be an advantage to have experience of working with delivering targeted training supports to parents and education staff.

The Borders is a beautiful rural location which offers access to the outdoors as part of an active lifestyle, such as walking, cycling and wild swimming. Travel will be required in order to reach our communities across a large geographical area.

Informal enquires to: Arran Ledsham, Children & Young Peoples Speech and Language Therapy Lead, Tel: 07929866530 or email: arran.ledsham@nhs.scot

For appointments to part-time hours, the salary will be pro-rata

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .

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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website.

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It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

• PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early**

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.