Band 7 Clinical Lead Nurse- Community Autism Team

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a full time Band 7 Clinical Lead Nurse to join our community Autism services covering the whole of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.

The role will be split across 3 services - 0.6 WTE based within our Specialist Autism Team (SAT) providing support for service users aged 14years and above to understand their diagnosis, how it impacts on their lives and how their individual needs can be support.

There will be opportunities to work directly with service users as well as facilitating group workshops and liaising with colleagues across Health, Social Care, Education. The SAT is a multi disciplinary team and you will form part of the leadership team alongside colleagues from Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy Backgrounds.You will be required to provide line management to the Nursing team and will also support in the day to day decision making of the service.

0.4 WTE based within our Adult Autism Assessment Service (AAAS) undertaking Autism Assessments with service users aged 18years and above.

For this role you will be qualified and experienced in undertaking ADOS assessments both face to face and on occasion over MS Teams.

You will also provide support to the Teams Operational Manager and provide Supervision to staff as and when required. A background in either Mental Health or Learning Disability nursing will be advantageous to these roles.

Main duties of the job

To manage and take overall responsibility for care quality performance and clinical activity by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, clinical advice and management in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality:Patient safety- The effectiveness of all health care interventions. Patient experience- The environment in which care is delivered.
To ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service which meets the needs of individuals, families and communities in line with local and national development plans, Trust policies and procedures.
To be responsible for the development of specialist care interventions and care plans.
To foster a culture of networking in an open and transparent approach with internal and external MDTs and between all stakeholders.
Perform and monitor comprehensive assessments of clients/service users needs.
Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
Take continuous management responsibility for the delivery of specialist care needs of individual and groups pf clients/services users.
Promote the involvement and engagement of clients/services users and carers/ relatives in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care.

Please be aware this is a Hybrid role with opportunities to work from Trust offices as well as remotely.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

003093

Job locations

Charnwood Mill

Sileby Road

Loughborough

Leicestershire

LE12 8LR

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Qualifications

Essential

Please review the attached job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.

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.