Neurodevelopment Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one full time permanent Neurodevelopment Practitioner with the Integrated Autism Service (IAS).

The Gwent Integrated Autism Service is an innovative and developing service for autistic adults, that is part of a wider national initiative. It is a multi-agency partnership across Health and Local Authorities who provide a service to support autistic adults people and their families.

You will be part of a Specialist Service who provides a diagnostic assessment service and pre and post diagnostic support. All staff within this service work to an integrated approach, which is outcome focused.

This is an opportunity to be part of a small developing service that encourages innovative thinking and actively explores new ways of working to better improve individuals' experiences accessing the service, whilst providing and maintaining a seamless service at a primary care level. There are opportunities to develop and maintain close professional links with secondary mental health practitioners.

Main duties of the job

As part of the wider MDT and with the support and supervision of Integrated Autism Service Specialist Practitioners undertake diagnostic assessment (in accordance with NICE guidelines|) and post diagnostic support service for adults, their families and other professionals involved with the individual.

The post holder willfacilitate post diagnostic support which includes individual and group-based interventions with the individual, their families and other professionals.

The post Holder will provide where appropriate supervision to the specialist support workers to undertake interventions that are strength based and outcome focused.

The post holder will support clinical placements for students.

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About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.