Specialist Practitioner Children’s Neurodevelopmental Services

at  Powys Teaching Health Board

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST

An opportunity for a specialist practitioner (SLT/OT) has arisen in the Children’s Neurodevelopmental (ND) Service in Powys Teaching Health Board. This is a 1.0 WTE Band 6 fixed term role. The post holder will have a key role in the multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment of autism, ADHD and related conditions.
The Children’s ND Service in Powys Teaching Health Board is a highly supportive dynamic team which is adapting and developing to meet the needs of our community. Our service pathways are undergoing change and it is an exciting time to be working with us. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team carrying out assessment with children and their families, giving diagnostic feedback and advice and liaising with the important people around them. The post holder will have access to regular specialist clinical supervision as well as providing support and supervision to junior members of the team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post. Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Being the smallest Heath Board in Wales means that you won’t get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us, through a range of development pathways. We’re also lucky enough to be situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy ’life work’ balance is essential, and something we recognise by prioritising your well-being.
To start your journey with us, and to learn more about what we can offer you please visit: https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/ . There you will find information about our benefits and values, read staff experiences and more about what our beautiful county has to offer.
The post holder will contribute to the co-ordination and delivery of a high quality specialist service to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary Paediatric team providing assessment to children and young people for Powys Teaching Health Board under the
supervision of the Clinical Lead Practitioner.
This will include the ongoing development of an innovative service for children, young people and their families who have either an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or an Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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