Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 18
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a part-time, fixed-term position for a Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist within the Community SLT team in Edinburgh. The role involves working with children and young people with a range of speech, language, and communication needs, based at an Edinburgh Health Centre. The post-holder will manage a caseload, provide supervision to Band 5 therapists and assistants, and support specific geographical learning communities. The service is committed to clinical governance and professional development.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
260215
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
01/10/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
NHS Lothian
Employment type:
Fixed-term
Hours Per Week:
18
Job posted date:
21/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lothian
Department:
CYP Speech and Language Therapy
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