Job summary
The SCAN service Supports children & young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and neuro-developmental conditions, who attend special schools, where the degree of impairment is significant and coupled with mental health difficulties including severe challenging behaviour. SCAN works closely with the Cheviots (Enfield Children's Social Services), Paediatricians, and Special Schools.
The STAY project works with young people with special needs and behaviour challenges and for whom there is a risk of home or special school breakdown and admission to hospital or residential school/placement.
The service is based at Bay Tree House, Enfield, EN2 6NZ. However, you may be required to work at any other location of the Trusts interests, including travelling to appropriate meetings, outside of the borough, as required.
Main duties of the job
- To provide neurodevelopmental assessment, differential diagnostic assessment, support and intervention to individuals, families or groups in Enfield CAMHS NDS Pathway, under supervision.
- To provide clinical supervision and training to other clinicians and trainees.
- To be aware of the effectiveness of different targeted approaches to the treatment and management of social communication impairments for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- To produce and implement plans for strategies and therapies targeting neurodevelopmental disorders, and using evidenced based interventions, across the full range of care settings.
About us
The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.
In order to meet the needs of the new Partnership services you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Enfield and Harringay Trust and Camden and Islington Trust. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide formal (ADOS-2) and informal assessment and appropriate advice in respect of the social communication needs of children and young people presenting with ND difficulties.
- To support schools to meet social communication needs of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
- To liaise with local health and educational authorities as appropriate.
- To deliver workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals as required.
- To attend clinical meeting and in-service training as required.
- To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice especially in relation to students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to individuals, families or groups.
- Liaise with and offer advice or consultation on clients psychological care to parent and/or carers, colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services and appropriate agencies,
- Autonomously work and as part of a multidisciplinary team within professional guidelines
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide formal (ADOS-2) and informal assessment and appropriate advice in respect of the social communication needs of children and young people presenting with ND difficulties.
- To support schools to meet social communication needs of children and young people with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
- To liaise with local health and educational authorities as appropriate.
- To deliver workshops and trainings to parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals as required.
- To attend clinical meeting and in-service training as required.
- To keep up to date with new techniques and research for the maintenance and promotion of good practice especially in relation to students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Specialist psychological assessment, formulation and therapy to individuals, families or groups.
- Liaise with and offer advice or consultation on clients psychological care to parent and/or carers, colleagues, professional and non-professional staff in mental health services and appropriate agencies,
- Autonomously work and as part of a multidisciplinary team within professional guidelines
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- or Recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Registered with relevant Governing body
- ADOS-2 training
Desirable
- 3DI or ADI-R training
- Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years)
- oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of additional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Recognised Speech and Language Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- or Recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent
- Registered with relevant Governing body
- ADOS-2 training
Desirable
- 3DI or ADI-R training
- Specialist training in a subject/skill relevant to Child & and Adolescent Mental Health (0-18 years)
- oPost-qualifying training in additional specialised areas of psychological practice
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and skills in the use of complex methods of assessment and intervention, frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Desirable
- Skills in undertaking Quality Improvement projects and service evaluation
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of additional specialist training related to neurodevelopmental disorders.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
