OUR VALUES IN ACTION Care & Compassion | Dignity & Respect | Openness, Honesty & Responsibility | Quality & Teamwork We have an exciting opportunity available to come and join our adult Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy team within NHS Borders. This post involves work with a variety of adults with Learning Disabilities who present with a wide range of speech, language, and communication needs. We are seeking a person-centred and enthusiastic person with excellent communication skills. The successful applicant will join a supportive team of Speech and Language Therapists and assistants, committed to providing high quality intervention focused on the patient’s needs. The post holder will be expected to be able to deliver intervention in a flexible and autonomous manner; through families, carers, support staff, other professionals, or direct with patients. Relevant experience working with this client group is essential, and it would be an advantage to have experience of working with other agencies within health, care providers, social work, or education. The Borders consists of a large geographical area and travel will be required. Informal enquiries to Meriah Hobbs, Adult Learning Disabilities Speech and Language Therapy Team Lead on 01835 340610 or email: meriah.hobbs@nhs.scot Please see also our other band 5 vacancies in Children & Young People’s Speech and Language Therapy. 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: Disclosure Scotland Changes. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. 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 here. For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here. 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 sponsored BEFORE 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.