Specialist OT / Specialist Speech & Language Therapist | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 (pro-rata, per annum) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich / Kings Lynn, NR2 3TU |
| Company: | Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7289635/839-7289635-BM |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Speech and Language Therapist and/or Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Neurodevelopmental Service in Norfolk. You will be assessing and supporting children and young people aged 0-18 who are undergoing a diagnostic assessment for possible Autism and/or ADHD.
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will be offering and delivering assessment of a child or young person’s neurodevelopmental presentation in order to support the giving of a potential neurodevelopmental diagnosis. This will include working alongside nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and paediatricians, as part of an MDT approach to making a diagnostic decision.
This is a part time post for 30 hours per week and will be across Norfolk, including Kings Lynn and Norwich. Bases are negotiable and flexible working is supported and includes agile/home working where relevant.
This is a fixed term post for 12 months, or secondment with line manager agreement. Please ensure agreement is obtained before submitting an application.
You will have an expert knowledge base of neurodevelopmental conditions, and demonstrate a keen interest in supporting children, young people, and families with neurodevelopmental differences. You will have skills in complex decision making and clinical competencies for expanded scope of practice.
The post holder will complete and interpret assessments, and supporting information, to inform diagnostic decisions regarding neurodevelopmental conditions, as part of MDT working. The post holder will offer advice, recommendations and potential onward referrals for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
The post holder will be expected to use a range of assessment skills, including formal psychometric tests, interviews with parents and carers and completing observations in a range of clinical and non-clinical settings.
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We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career in which we will support your career development and progression.
We would love to hear from candidates who have a passion for working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders. We encourage informal discussion prior to application. Please contact Cherie Clayton (01603 272463) to arrange.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
Please see the attached documents for the full job descriptions and person specifications for the two relevant disciplines (Specialist Occupational Therapist and Specialist Speech and Language Therapist).
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025
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