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Are you a band 5 or band 6 Speech and Language Therapist hoping to improve your work-life balance? We have an exciting opportunity for you to work in the beautiful coastal and rural areas of east Fife.
Based in the modern St Andrews Community Hospital you will join the team delivering the Speech and Language Therapy service to adults across north east Fife and Glenrothes localities. Within wards, outpatient and domiciliary care settings you will work with individuals, their families / carers and other professionals to implement personal outcomes focused intervention. Clinical decision making in the service is supported by Care Aims, so an understanding of this methodology would be an advantage.
You will bring enthusiasm, knowledge and experience of working with adults who have acquired communication and / or swallowing difficulties and you will have opportunities to demonstrate leadership in the ongoing development of a quality service within the tiered model of intervention.
A relevant postgraduate qualification and autonomy in the management of dysphagia is essential to this post at band 6. If appointed at band 5 you will undertake dysphagia training and receive support as required to become independent in management of swallowing disorders.
If you are newly qualified you will be allocated a mentor and supported to complete the RCSLT NQP Competencies Framework and to meet the criteria to progress to band 6.
The SLT Service is professionally managed within Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and you will be joining a dynamic team with a well developed peer facilitation / supervision model and a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and development.
The service supports a blended model of remote, on-site and home working for non-clinical / non-interventional activity associated with individual posts.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity or have a conversation with a member of our team about their experience of working in Fife, please contact Ailie Mackay on 01592 226784 or email fife.sltmanagers@nhs.scot.
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application.
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.