Overview
Are you interested in working in a multidisciplinary team serving the needs of a growing population of children with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families? A vacancy has arisen in the small Neurodevelopmental Team providing early intervention, specialist assessment and intervention services for children and families, alongside colleagues from other professions. You will provide specialist clinical assessment, treatment and consultancy within the speech and language therapy service specifically for children with neurodevelopmental conditions.
Crucially, you will also provide accessible, timely information and support to key stakeholders as part of the Neurodevelopment Pathway. Clinical decision making in the service is supported by Care Aims, so an understanding of this methodology would be an advantage. Experience of personal outcome focused intervention is essential. You will bring enthusiasm, knowledge and experience of working autonomously with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs associated with neurodevelopmental conditions. There are opportunities to demonstrate leadership within the role.
The Fife Speech & Language Therapy Service is engaged with Better Communication CIC to support transformation of delivery of services, ensuring easy access, locality-based services and a continuum of support. You will influence changes in practice as we consider how to deliver a tiered model of intervention within areas of family support, environment, workforce, identification and intervention.
The SLT Service is professionally managed within the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership. You will join a dynamic service with a well-developed peer facilitation and supervision model and a strong commitment to staff well-being and development.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist clinical assessment, treatment and consultancy for children with neurodevelopmental conditions within the speech and language therapy service.
* Offer accessible, timely information and support to key stakeholders as part of the Neurodevelopment Pathway.
* Engage in leadership opportunities and contribute to the development of a tiered model of intervention in family support, environment, workforce, identification and intervention.
* Collaborate with colleagues from other professions and participate in service transformation initiatives.
* Support the service’s commitment to staff well-being, development and peer supervision.
Qualifica tions
* Experience of personal outcome focused intervention is essential.
* Ability to work autonomously with children and young people who have speech, language and communication needs related to neurodevelopmental conditions.
* Interest in clinical leadership opportunities within the role.
* Understanding of Care Aims methodology is advantageous.
Requirements and Other Information
* As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part-time hours will be reduced pro-rata, with a corresponding increase in hourly rate so pay will not be affected.
* Application requires becoming a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme prior to appointment.
* To work in the United Kingdom, you must demonstrate the relevant permission to work in the country, as required by UKVI.
* NHS Scotland Boards will check entitlement to work as part of pre-employment checks. Permitted routes include visas and EU settled or pre-settled status. For more information, refer to GOV.UK.
* Applicants must ensure they have the right to work in the UK or that the post is eligible for sponsorship before submitting the application.
* We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies, with reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates and those with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent.
* Please note the salary is pro rata for part-time hours.
* We support non-discriminatory recruitment and encourage applications from all sections of society.
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