Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Autism Specialist Practitioner

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Job summary

Are you interested in being part of transforming and developing an innovative service? Humber's Autism Mental Health Support Team aims to enhance support for autistic adults and their families/carers during mental health crises.

If you are a dynamic individual with a drive to deliver highly specialised care within a team that offers excellent service for autistic adults please contact us.

We are recruiting two band 6 specialist practitioners to this specialist team. One permanent, full time practitioner post and one part time secondment post (22.5hrs) for 10-12 months. There may be the potential to increase the secondment post to full time hours.

This post is open to applicants from nursing, social work and AHP backgrounds.

This role will predominantly involve working closely with mental health teams within the unplanned care sector to support their work with autistic service users. This will include attending MDTs regularly to develop consistent working, offering support around care planning, sharing learning and support around specific issues to ultimately support the service user's recovery.

The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.

Main duties of the job

Core Functions

  • To utilise specialist clinical skills to support, train and coach mental health teams in their work with autistic clients to promote recovery.
  • To work independently, without direct supervision, prioritising workload and responding to service demands in a timely way.
  • To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate, advice of relevant specialisms.
  • To liaise closely with members of the MDT within the team and wider services to ensure the right support is being offered to autistic service users. Examples may include supporting with care planning, formulations, positive behaviour support plans (PBS), reasonable adjustments and sensory needs.
  • 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.
  • To continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures and participate in the development of the service.
  • To maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments, to participate in research/audit within service and to take part in relevant training to support the role.
  • To supervise and oversee work delegated to band 4 team members.

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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Details

Date posted

24 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

338-6831618-25

Job locations

Miranda House

Hull

HU32RT


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

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to this sector.
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body.
  • Registered with appropriate clinical professional body

Desirable

  • Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
  • Able to enable effective communication approaches to non-face to face situational environments e.g. phone, video, email or remote consultation

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity
  • Experience of training patients/carers and other healthcare staff
  • Be able to effectively Chair meetings
  • Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experienced in recognising signs of neurodiversity in those who haven't been diagnosed and signposting to relevant services.

Skills and competence

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, colleagues and carers
  • Able to work as part of a wide ranging team
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to this sector.
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body.
  • Registered with appropriate clinical professional body

Desirable

  • Member of specialist interest group/network, regionally or nationally Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work
  • Able to enable effective communication approaches to non-face to face situational environments e.g. phone, video, email or remote consultation

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity
  • Experience of training patients/carers and other healthcare staff
  • Be able to effectively Chair meetings
  • Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting

Desirable

  • Experienced in recognising signs of neurodiversity in those who haven't been diagnosed and signposting to relevant services.

Skills and competence

Essential

  • Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, colleagues and carers
  • Able to work as part of a wide ranging team
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Miranda House

Hull

HU32RT


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Miranda House

Hull

HU32RT


Employer's website

https://www.humber.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Leader

Hannah Pearson

hannah.pearson9@nhs.net

07866179913

Details

Date posted

24 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

338-6831618-25

Job locations

Miranda House

Hull

HU32RT


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