Job summary
We are looking for either a Band 5 Health Professional or a Band 6 Health Professional for a role in assessing autism in the ND Pathway.
Band 5 applicants would be eligible for a progression role to Band 6 after gaining experience and successfully demonstrating competence in diagnostic assessment. This is likely to take between one and two years. Band 6 applicants would be already experienced in working clinically with neurodivergent children and have strong diagnostic decision making skills, although these could be transferred from another area (e.g. SLT, OT).
You'll be part of our friendly and welcoming team in Wiltshire that provide a specialist assessment service within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway for children and young people when investigating a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
You will be an appropriately qualified Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, or Psychologist.
You will be expected to provide contributions of assessment information to the Neurodevelopmental Pathway, as well as contributing to the team in their specialist areas of knowledge. The Neurodevelopmental Pathway provides robust assessment of children and young people with suspected autism and/ or ADHD, and appropriate onward signposting and referral.
As a Neurodevelopmental Practitioner you will support the service in varied aspects of diagnostic assessment and post diagnostic advice to parents, carers, education staff and children and young people.
Main duties of the job
- Making assessment and differential diagnosis of a childs communication and social interaction needs through the use of highly specialised standardised and non-standardised assessments.
- Reflection on auditory, visual and kinaesthetic aspects of a childs communication, informal observation, specialist knowledge and consultation with parents/carers, and other professionals (Possibly including ADOS, virtual assessment, telephone consultation and completion of diagnostic paperwork)
- Use specialist knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements/decision making for case management
- To accurately collate key information gathered in order to come to the most appropriate diagnostic outcome through liaison with the child/ young person, their family and the Multi-Disciplinary Team
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 5 or Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner you'll be part of our valued team in Wiltshire.
You will feel valued as a Band 5 or Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 5 or Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Recognised health professional degree qualification or equivalent (Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, Autism Practitioner)
- If applicable, registered with the Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to children and young people with social communication differences and attention/energy differences
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the specialist client group such as NICE guidelines
- Up to date knowledge of relevant research and developments in the field of autism
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice within the field of autism
- In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate interventions relevant to the client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational and diary management skill
Desirable
- Experience of working in a neurodevelopmental assessment service which considers autism and ADHD
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and audit
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network / Special Interest Group
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Band 5 or Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner you'll be part of our valued team in Wiltshire.
You will feel valued as a Band 5 or Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 5 or Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Recognised health professional degree qualification or equivalent (Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Nurse, Autism Practitioner)
- If applicable, registered with the Health Professions Council Licence to Practice
- Registration with relevant professional body
- Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to children and young people with social communication differences and attention/energy differences
- Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to the specialist client group such as NICE guidelines
- Up to date knowledge of relevant research and developments in the field of autism
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice within the field of autism
- In depth knowledge of a range of appropriate interventions relevant to the client group and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group
- Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Excellent presentation skills both written and verbal
- Excellent organisational and diary management skill
Desirable
- Experience of working in a neurodevelopmental assessment service which considers autism and ADHD
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and audit
- Membership of relevant Clinical Excellence Network / Special Interest Group
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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Desirable
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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.
