Neurodevelopmental Practitioner - Neurodevelopmental Service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

Working within the Specialist Children’s service in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which encompasses Community Paediatrics, CAMHS, Neurodevelopmental & Acute Paediatrics, you will be committed to addressing the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families. Now is a great time to come and work in Specialist Children’s Services. Our staff are at the heart of everything we do.

We value and support career development with good opportunities for career progression. Our team aims to offer compassionate care centred in kindness and with the aim of supporting young people and their families. We would welcome applicants who reflect those values. This exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team permanently. The focus of the posts on supporting locality working across the Neurodevelopmental pathway, including contributing to assessment, post-diagnostic intervention and providing support and consultancy across the wider children’s services as well as delivering and demonstrating uni-professional added value.

With children and young people, families and education partners where there is neurodevelopmental impact.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) may be able to provide visa sponsorship for certain roles, subject to the post meeting the relevant eligibility criteria. Sponsorship is not guaranteed and will be determined on a case-by-case basis following interview and during the pre-employment verification process. Applicants must state their current right to work in their application.

Please see below for more details:

Skilled Worker visa and Health and Care Worker visa

• West Centre, Kinfauns Drive, Drumchapel
• Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00
• Part-time (28.8 hours)
• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours

• Manage a complex clinical caseload, undertaking assessment, formulation and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions
• Develop, implement and evaluate person-centred care plans in partnership with children, young people and their families
• Work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team to ensure coordinated care
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and support to patients, carers, education staff and partner agencies
• Coordinate care and interventions across services, ensuring effective communication and continuity of care
• Supervise, support and develop junior staff and healthcare support workers, contributing to learning and service development
• Contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, audit and quality assurance activities to enhance patient outcomes

You will work in multi-disciplinary teams whose aim is to provide high quality support, assessment and interventions in line with evidence based practice and national policies/ agendas. You will have knowledge and experience of working in teams where care is coordinated and you will fully understand the impact of integrated care and services. You will be professionally registered and have relevant experience in planning and providing person centred and outcome based care.

A strong culture of support, development, CPD, reflective practice and supervision exists to maximise our patient’s experience,…