Do you have experience working in adult learning disability services? Does the opportunity to develop your professional skills supporting individuals with complex support and/or mental health needs sound exciting?

We are looking to recruit to vacancies in our Adult Learning Disability team and are seeking individuals who are interested in developing their professional experience into more specialist clinical areas. We currently have hours available for experienced Speech and Language Therapists to work in our Adult Learning Disability and Mental Health Forensic services, and as part of an Enhanced Support Team for adults with a learning disability. As we can be flexible in how these hours are utilised, we are keen to discuss options with interested individuals.

The Mental Health and Learning Disability Speech and Language Therapy team is made up of mixed grade therapists and you will work in conjunction with them to deliver a quality service within a tiered model of intervention across Fife. The Adult Learning Disability Team is based at Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline but works across community and inpatient settings across the region.

As a senior and highly experienced member of the wider service you will contribute to strategic planning, policy interpretation and implementation and support consistent and reflective clinical decision making and application of quality improvement methodology. You will bring comprehensive knowledge and experience of responding to referrals / requests for assistance and managing a mixed caseload of communication and swallowing difficulties. A relevant postgraduate qualification and autonomy in the management of dysphagia is essential, as is evidence of ongoing professional development.

The Mental Health and Learning Disability SLT team is part of the wider Fife SLT Service which is fully integrated and professionally led. There are well established PDP and peer support processes with opportunities for clinical and professional development. Clinical decision making in the service is supported by Malcomess Care Aims Intended Outcomes Framework so an understanding of this methodology and personal outcome focused intervention would be an advantage.

For informal enquiries, please contact the Speech and Language Therapy Management Team on 01592 226784.

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