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Location: Moray Health and Social Care Partnership
Vacancy Description: 22.5 hours per week – alternative hours considered
Location: Speech and Language Therapy Department, The Glassgreen Centre, Elgin
Contract: Part Time Permanent Contract
Grade/Band: Band 4:
Candidates without knowledge, skills and/or experience for this level will be considered for appointment at Band 3 with a view to developing training and experience in post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly and supportive team working in the Moray area of Grampian.
The post involves supporting Speech and Language Therapists and other Speech and Language Therapy Support Workers to meet the needs of children, young people and adults with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) in a variety of locations across Moray. This will involve working directly with children, young people, adults and their families and carers (both individually and in groups), providing coaching and support to families and other professionals as well as co-delivering training. You will be responsible for managing a patient caseload delegated to you by the qualified Speech and Language Therapists and be expected to work independently, assessing the patient’s care needs and/or modifying existing treatment plans without direct supervision. Our team is community based with a mixed caseload, including children with additional support needs. Our team has a strong commitment to working in partnership with clients, their families, other professionals and the wider community with a strong focus on developing capacity for self-management.
We are a small team based in a modern building in a central location which enables regular informal as well as formal support. You will be allocated a mentor as well as a clinical supervisor who will support you in managing your delegated caseload with additional ring fenced time for planning, administration and personal development.
Within the Department of Speech and Language Therapy, we are committed to staff development through joint working opportunities, access to specialist advice, formalised supervision and training.
Relevant experience working with children, young people or adults in an educational or health care setting would be essential and experience working at Band 3 as a Health Care Support Worker in a related field would be advantageous. However, applicants without this experience are welcome to apply and would be considered for appointment to a Band 3 post with a view to developing their knowledge and skills in post to the level required for upgrading to a Band 4.
Car drivers are essential.
Interviews are scheduled for the 1st April 2021
Informal enquiries to: Niall Watt, Speech and Language Therapy Uni-Professional Lead
SLT Department, The Glassgreen Centre, 2 Thornhill Drive, Elgin, IV30 6GQ
Tel: 01343 536100