Job Description
Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist - Adult Acute and Community
Band 7- £55,579- £66,124 BAR £68,368 - £73,085 per annum
Guernsey
Full Time
Closing Date: 21 July 2025
The States of Guernsey are looking for a Advanced Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (Adult: Acute and Community) to join their team at Speech and Language based at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
The post holder will be expected to manage a clinical caseload and provide a highly specialist service to adults with speech, language, communication and/or swallowing difficulties in acute, rehabilitation, continuing care, and community settings across the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.
Job Description
This role comes with a competitive salary, an annual bonus, progressive annual leave and entitlement to a pension scheme. We will also consider previous service in a substantive post in the NHS towards your entitlement to annual leave, maternity leave and sick pay.
For candidates who would be required to relocate to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, we also offer a relocation package to help with the cost of moving over to the Island. This relocation package offers different solutions depending on an individual’s circumstances.
More detailed information can be found in the Relocation Directive below.
This role offers off-Island candidates an 8-year Long Term Employment Permit (see details below). This permit will also enable candidates to bring immediate family members with them who will be permitted to work on the Island in any sector. There are also good schools on Island for those candidates looking to bring their families with them.
For more information about Guernsey, please follow the below links.
Getting to Know Guernsey Brochure
Living and Working in Guernsey Brochure
Contact: Alistair Richards - Acting Associate Director for Clinical Support Services on tel. (01481) 225420 or email: alistair.richards@gov.gg
We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role. Please do not email a CV to the contact shown above, applications should be submitted online. If you are unable to complete an online application please contact the Recruitment Team.
Closing Date: 21 July 2025
Candidates will need to upload a copy of their most up to date CV detailing full employment, voluntary work, and education history (along with the awarding body of any qualifications). The CV should include reasons for any gaps in employment. Candidates should also attach supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role. The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The supporting information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.
Note - Internal applicants are required to inform their Line Manager before applying for any States of Guernsey positions. Internal references may be taken up prior to interview.
The States of Guernsey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults.
Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks being received and some candidates will be required to undertake enhanced and additional pre-employment checks.
Should the successful applicant not meet the requirements of the role sufficiently they may be appointed at a lower grade than stated. The successful applicant would then have the opportunity to progress to the grade advertised once the necessary skills and knowledge have been developed and they have demonstrated the ability to undertake the duties at the higher level.
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