Job summary
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust's is an Award-winning service, and we are looking for motivated, enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who are passionate about improving the outcomes for children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs. We are excited to be looking for motivated and experience ASD/ ADHD Diagnosticians.
The role will be responsible for delivering and leading advanced clinical care to their own caseload and service within their speciality area. In doing so, they will use advanced specialist skills to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient centred programmes of care ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and knowledge.
You will be working with our existing team of dedicated ASD/ADHD assessment team covering Hull and East Riding. Applicants should have experience of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and undertaking MDT ASD and ADHD assessments in line with N.I.C.E guidelines.
They will be responsible for developing new and innovative clinical practices responding to emerging knowledge and techniques.
Provide flexible work patterns that meet your quality of life expectations and lifestyle needs (10 sessions per week for full time role).
Main duties of the job
- To practice autonomously without direct supervision.
- To utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, treat and refer patients requiring the clinical service
- To recognise the need for, initiate and where appropriate interpretrelevant diagnostic investigations.
- To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate advice of relevant specialisms.
- To demonstrate advanced clinical skills in ASD and/or ADHD assessments and provide leadership, training and supervision of staff undertaking assessments as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- To liaise closely with other members of the MDT to ensure a detailed and complete diagnostic assessment is completed in line with NICE guidance, demonstrating skill and confidence in identifying the need for further specialist in person assessment.
- Act as lead senior practitioner to provide clinical/managerial leadership for the team in the absence of other senior team members
- Be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is appropriately collated and routinely recorded to the Trust and professional clinical regulatory body standards
- To employ excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences, including other professionals and service users
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with autistic adults.
- Full understanding / application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within Occupational therapy, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Clinical Psychology..
- Evidence of undertaking audits / surveys
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally
- Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Demonstrable experience of working in the designated field - Autism assessment, diagnosis and intervention
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to Occupational therapy, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Clinical Psychology to advanced level e.g. Masters/post-graduate diploma and equivalent knowledge / experiential learning
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
- Professional networking regionally and nationally
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact / change within service delivery / practice at an advanced / expert level
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Educated to Masters Level in relevant area or Masters level/Post Graduate modules in relevant subjects plus relevant knowledge / experience.
- Student learning in Practice (SLIP) qualification or Apple accredited.
Desirable
- Advanced / expert clinical qualification
- Prepared to undertake or hold an accredited leadership qualification
Effort and environment
Essential
- Ability to effectively use telehealth to conduct diagnostic assessment and use virtual conferencing to maintain clear lines of communication with the MDT.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Good time management skills
- Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership / management skills at an advanced level
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with autistic adults.
- Full understanding / application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within Occupational therapy, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Clinical Psychology..
- Evidence of undertaking audits / surveys
Desirable
- Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally
- Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of sound post-registration professional practice
- Demonstrable experience of working in the designated field - Autism assessment, diagnosis and intervention
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to Occupational therapy, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Clinical Psychology to advanced level e.g. Masters/post-graduate diploma and equivalent knowledge / experiential learning
- Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
- Professional networking regionally and nationally
Desirable
- Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact / change within service delivery / practice at an advanced / expert level
- Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing
Qualifications
Essential
- Current HCPC registration
- Educated to Masters Level in relevant area or Masters level/Post Graduate modules in relevant subjects plus relevant knowledge / experience.
- Student learning in Practice (SLIP) qualification or Apple accredited.
Desirable
- Advanced / expert clinical qualification
- Prepared to undertake or hold an accredited leadership qualification
Effort and environment
Essential
- Ability to effectively use telehealth to conduct diagnostic assessment and use virtual conferencing to maintain clear lines of communication with the MDT.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Good time management skills
- Ability to lead/motivate staff to embrace change
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills at all levels i.e. strategically and locally
- Be able to demonstrate leadership / management skills at an advanced level
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).
