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Please note this vacancy is only open to current NHS Ayrshire and Arran Staff
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.
Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
Our purpose:
Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran.
Our values:
To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please click here - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)
What you will do:
- provide day to day management and coordinates the work of an defined SLT Locality Team
- at the request of the SLT Service Manager, provide Team information, participate in and co-ordinate activities
- propose policies, procedures, and service delivery changes for locality service area, considering impact on other service areas and professions
- contribute to the development of policies for wider service area and strategic planning
- deliver independent working with a small but complex and highly specialist clinical caseload and/or workload, demonstrating highly specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and practical experience
- provide a lead role in specialist area, delivering and supporting the delivery of evidence based practice with appropriate interventions from a range of options
- be accountable for own professional actions within codes of practice, professional guidelines and policies including defined occupational policies
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
Demonstrates auditory and perceptual skills when working with patients, clients, families, carers and staff
Required to maintain intense concentration in all aspects of patient/client assessment, treatment and management for prolonged periods of time during therapy sessions
Dealing with challenging and unpredictable behaviour in patients/clients with complex communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
Ability to risk assess environments where cleanliness and safety may limit or preclude intervention
Potential for direct exposure to bodily fluids, e.g. saliva, phlegm, vomit.
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
Hours:
37 hours per week
Fixed Term/Secondment:
Please note this job is a fixed term until Jan/Feb 2025
If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:
Karen Barclay on 07385 391 378 or via email: karen.barclay@aapct.scot.nhs.uk
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so
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