Neurodevelopmental Specialist​/Team Lead - Specialist Children Services

Overview

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.

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The Neurodevelopmental Specialist leads the locality based Neurodevelopmental Team in the provision of specialist community based assessment and treatment packages, for children and young people, and their families suffering from a wide range of Neurodevelopmental differences. The Neurodevelopmental Specialist / Team Lead provides specialist expertise (assessment / therapy / audit / consultation) from a theoretical underpinning to all health professionals and partner agencies.

The post holder will support the Neurodevelopmental Implementation Lead in managing the effective deployment of the clinical resource within the team and supporting functions such as absence management, actively facilitating effective communication internally and externally, and ensuring integration between health, education and social services. Responsibility for implementing clinical governance activity includes monitoring of standards, responding to complaints, staff support, learning, development, clinical supervision and the implementation of policy and clinical guidelines.

The post holder will also contribute to multi-disciplinary/agency clinical governance activity and may become involved in agreed pieces of work that are outside their traditional sphere of practice. This role is recognised as the Neurodevelopmental Specialist / Team Lead for the Neurodevelopmental Team, and the post holder will be expected to cover for the Neurodevelopmental Implementation Lead and act on their behalf when absent.

• We are looking to recruit someone exceptional to help us deliver the specialist neurodevelopmental pathway to children, young people and their families in Renfrewshire Specialist Children's Services.
• The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00.

• To be responsible for the assessment, formulation, treatment, review and discharge of individual caseload within a defined clinical area.
• To deliver high quality care for a range of difficulties to a defined patient caseload.
• To act upon referrals from a range of professionals and statutory/voluntary bodies as appropriate, by providing assessment, implementation and development of treatment programmes or by referral to other appropriate services.
• Provide consultation / specialist advice, support and liaison with other professionals as necessary and as required.
• To monitor outcomes of assessment and treatment, and keep other professionals involved/ informed as appropriate.
• To support and develop the implementation of the neurodevelopmental specification.
• To manage/supervise the workforce within the post holder’s sphere of responsibility.
• To lead the neurodevelopmental team in developing structures that support joint working.
• To support the Neurodevelopmental Implementation Lead where required.
• Set and monitor standards, respond to complaints, support staff learning and development, clinical supervision, implement policies and clinical guidelines.
• Ensure maintenance of accurate, high quality written case records, reports and correspondence within the nursing team.
• To manage staff and students within the geographical area having responsibility for clinical supervision, professional development, appraisal, performance review, recruitment and retention.
• To be familiar with and ensure dissemination of all local, regional and national policies, procedures and guidelines pertinent to all staff and students within your area of responsibility and comply with their contents in the pursuit of the highest standards of client care. Where identified gaps exist, develop appropriate systems, practice guidelines and…