Job responsibilities
Main
Duties:
To lead assessments for children, young people and
families that attend for diagnostic assessment for autism.
To support and participate in ADOS/ADIR assessments
for children on the autism service pathway.
The role will involve supporting families and
delivering feedback on their assessment, ensuring families are supported with
relevant signposting and information
To support parents and arrange events to ensure
families have support prior to and post assessment- this will involve some
weekend work
To provide support and information to other areas
of the charity that the post holder will collaborate with
To ensure case lead has relevant information to be
able to manage the caseload, this may involve preparation of documents and
clinical information to support the assessment
To be able to collate clinical assessments and
information and ensure that these can be contributed to a clinical report in a
timely manner
The post holder should have IT skills and be able
to construct reports training will be provided
As a member of the MDT team the post holder will
support the case lead and other professional, offer clinical advice both within
the service and other agencies.
Provide mentorship and clinical supervision for
students and colleagues
Retain compliance with professional regulating body
e.g., NMC, ensuring revalidation is planned and complete.
Clinical:
To provide support for young children and their
parents/carers referred to the service based upon the appropriate use,
interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources
including psychological, self-report measures, observations, assessments and
semi-structured interviews.
To support the use of diagnostic tools as part of the
assessment to provide and/or contribute to the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental
disorders.
Support recruitment and open days to facilitate new
staff, offering support and being involved in new starter induction pathways
To contribute to diagnosis and recommendation options
as outlined by the case lead and MDT
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for
their own practice
To contribute to and/or use evidence-based, integrated
working tools and processes to support the assessment process.
Participate and implement all aspects of governance to
ensure compliancy-e.g., audits, meeting targets and ensuring best practice is
followed across the charity
To undertake risk assessments for young children and
their parents/carers.
To communicate, in a skilled and sensitive manner,
information on the assessment, formulation and recommendations for young
children and their parents/carers who are under their care.
To maintain accurate and accessible records and adhere
to Information Governance requirements.
To demonstrate high level communication skills, both
written and verbal, within all
Agencies, families and children.
Teaching, Training, and Supervision of staff,
volunteers and students
To receive and partake regular clinical professional
supervision
To gain additional experience and skills relevant to
the profession and/or the charity
as agreed with the clinical lead to enhance the service and personal
development
Support and Enhance Service Development
To contribute to a culture that is, productive,
accessible, inclusive and flexible to meet the needs of the local population.
Work closely with colleagues in the multi-disciplinary
and multi-agency setting including statutory and voluntary sector who are
involved with young people.
Work as an autonomous practitioner to the standards
set out within the relevant professionals organization care standards and
relevant clinical standards-NMC code of conduct
Adhere to Charity policies and procedures
Be aware of and act in accordance with local
Safeguarding Children Board procedures.
Planning and Organisational Skills- Effectively plan
and priorities the competing demands of caseloads, assessments, report writing
and multi-professional working on a daily basis.
Have the flexibility required to respond rapidly to
unplanned work.
Keyboard skills required for inputting data and
clinical notes. Responding to emails and producing reports.
Frequently sitting, standing, and walking
Duties and
responsibilities in developing and Implementation of Support Services:
To work closely with
the Family Support and Community Engagement Workers, you will maintain an
up-to-date directory of local services and build up knowledge and understanding of
community and statutory services available to families (parent/carer groups,
education and special educational provision, EHCPs, Local authorities, CAMHS
and voluntary services).
Advice and Guidance: Provide emotional support and advice to families facing various
challenges. Provide a clinical escalation for Family support workers and
community engagement workers. To provide a clinical escalation route to family
engagement workers on clinical aspects of the service.
Advocacy: Advocate for families by connecting them with community resources and
services, ensuring their needs are met. To support families at their time of
need such as liaising with schools, supporting in educational meetings, co
facilitating workshops alongside the workshops team in schools to parents and
professionals.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate records of family interactions
and progress
Community Engagement: Identify
community events to raise awareness and support families
General:
If applicable, ensure compliance with professional
standards in relation to your relevant professional governing body.
Adhere to your professional bodys regulations,
ensuring registration is maintained at all times, where applicable.
Demonstrate commitment to ongoing personal and
professional development, maintaining professional portfolios and training
profiles.
Keep up to date and integrate any relevant new
initiatives, regulations and legislation as appropriate to your role.
Keep
comprehensive and accurate records in relation to your role and in accordance
with organisational policies and procedures as well as local, professional and
national guidelines.
Attend training as appropriate to the role,
applying knowledge gained to the workplace.
Engage in Support and Supervision sessions, where
appropriate, to reflect on practice enhancing communication and quality of
service.
To work effectively and collaboratively as a member
of the team, building and maintaining good working relationships with all
colleagues, stakeholders and professionals from external agencies.
Have an awareness
of relevant health and safety regulations and legislation.
Be responsible for your own health and safety and
that of anyone else whom your acts and omissions may affect and maintain a
professional and hygienic personal appearance at all times.
Ensure compliance
with statutory and non-statutory bodies, including CQC, ISO 9001 and the Health
& Safety Executive.
Adhere to all Caudwell Children policies and
procedures.
Demonstrate commitment to Caudwell Childrens
mission, vision and values.
On occasion and when necessary, work flexible hours
to meet the needs of the business.
Willingness to travel in order to meet the needs of
the post.
