Neurodiversity Nurse

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Post Holder will lead in the identification and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, including Autism, Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within your designated prison establishment.

To directly provide, and support others to offer adapted psychosocial interventions for people whose communication, thinking style and coping strategies are impacted upon by the presence of a Neurodevelopmental Disorder.

To hold a caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare.

To advocate for people with neurodevelopmental disorders within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

To work alongside other neurodevelopmental disorder practitioners, in similar roles, working in other prisons.

Main duties of the job

To maintain a high standard of care to patients and ensure reasonable adjustments made to meet the needs of people with ADHD, ASD and IDD, including communication disorders.

To undertake work needed to support research and develop care pathways specific to people with diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ASD, ADHD and IDD).

To support work to develop and use appropriate screening tools for Neurodevelopmental Disorder as part of an integrated care pathway

To develop knowledge and skills in treatment of patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ASD, ADHD and IDD)

To deliver a range of adapted psychosocial, and psychoeducation sessions for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and helps other adapt similar programmes.

To develop networks and contacts to provide additional advice and research as resources for colleagues to support professional and service development.
To demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant Mental Health legislation.

To take responsibility for a caseload of clients, maintaining clinical skills.

To demonstrate a positive attitude to mental health and neurodiversity, attending to patients with respect and dignity and have the ability to challenge staff where the standard falls below expectations.

To ensure that professional boundaries are always adhered to.

To keep up to date with issues and developments in nursing, the prison service and the wider NHS.

About us

We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality caredepends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking torecruit outstanding peoplewho will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With adiverse culture and equally diverserange of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Date posted

16 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-D-HJ-1552

Job locations

HMP Aylesbury

Aylesbury

HP201EH

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with ND across in all of the prisons served by CNWL, delivering against the national specifications for primary and mental healthcare for people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
To foster and maintain the high standards of care
To lead on aspects of clinical governance / care quality within the team
To deputise in the absence of line manager
To play an active part in the Healthcare Management Team
Recognise that there is need for flexibility, working outside of normal working hours if required, including weekends
To maintain own skills and knowledge to a high standard, and ensure that this is reflected within the team
To maintain service development requirements and successfully implement changes in order to meet these

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with ND across in all of the prisons served by CNWL, delivering against the national specifications for primary and mental healthcare for people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
To foster and maintain the high standards of care
To lead on aspects of clinical governance / care quality within the team
To deputise in the absence of line manager
To play an active part in the Healthcare Management Team
Recognise that there is need for flexibility, working outside of normal working hours if required, including weekends
To maintain own skills and knowledge to a high standard, and ensure that this is reflected within the team
To maintain service development requirements and successfully implement changes in order to meet these

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered nurse, Mental Health / Learning Disability or Registered Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist Further specialist knowledge, post registration qualification/significant post registration experience or other formal training.
oEvidence of professional development since registration

Desirable

oPost registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.
oManagement Qualification
oTeaching and assessing qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

oClinical experience of the assessment, treatment or support of people who have Autism, ADHD and or Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in health or social care settings
oExperience of prioritising patients who have complex needs
oExcellent organisational skills and an ability to work with deadlines and to manage time effectively.
Experience of contributing to the formulation or differential diagnosis of individuals with ASD, ADHD and or IDD, where mental illness may also be present.
oExperience of supervising and appraising staff Experience of working and contributing to organisations as part of a wider Multiagency Team (e.g. CPA)
oExcellent IT skills, experience of electronic patient information systems and fully conversant with Microsoft packages.
oExperience of working with people whose communication skills are impacted upon by neurodevelopmental disorders and where reasonable adjustments need to be made
oRisk assessment and management skills.
oExcellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to listen, rationalize and conclude calmly offering reassurance to the team when required.

Desirable

oExperience of working in a Prison or secure/forensic environment
oExperience of working with mentally disordered offenders;
oTraining and experience in investigating complaints.
oParticipation in research issues and with the clinical governance agenda
oExperience of using sensory approaches to address distress or to modulate arousal
oTraining in ADOS, ADI-R, DISCO diagnostic assessments
oTraining in positive behavioural support (PBS)
oExperience in the delivery of CBT/DBT informed interventions and how to adapt or adjust to suit the needs of people with neurodevelopmental disorder

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

oRegistered nurse, Mental Health / Learning Disability or Registered Occupational Therapist or Speech and Language Therapist Further specialist knowledge, post registration qualification/significant post registration experience or other formal training.
oEvidence of professional development since registration

Desirable

oPost registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.
oManagement Qualification
oTeaching and assessing qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

oClinical experience of the assessment, treatment or support of people who have Autism, ADHD and or Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities in health or social care settings
oExperience of prioritising patients who have complex needs
oExcellent organisational skills and an ability to work with deadlines and to manage time effectively.
Experience of contributing to the formulation or differential diagnosis of individuals with ASD, ADHD and or IDD, where mental illness may also be present.
oExperience of supervising and appraising staff Experience of working and contributing to organisations as part of a wider Multiagency Team (e.g. CPA)
oExcellent IT skills, experience of electronic patient information systems and fully conversant with Microsoft packages.
oExperience of working with people whose communication skills are impacted upon by neurodevelopmental disorders and where reasonable adjustments need to be made
oRisk assessment and management skills.
oExcellent communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to listen, rationalize and conclude calmly offering reassurance to the team when required.

Desirable

oExperience of working in a Prison or secure/forensic environment
oExperience of working with mentally disordered offenders;
oTraining and experience in investigating complaints.
oParticipation in research issues and with the clinical governance agenda
oExperience of using sensory approaches to address distress or to modulate arousal
oTraining in ADOS, ADI-R, DISCO diagnostic assessments
oTraining in positive behavioural support (PBS)
oExperience in the delivery of CBT/DBT informed interventions and how to adapt or adjust to suit the needs of people with neurodevelopmental disorder

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

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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).