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
The main duties of this role are -
- 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 that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.
To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services
You will join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We're extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need from your new team to get you started.
We are committed to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
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
- Registered with appropriate clinical professional body: e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Psychology (Educational, Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) and be registered with the relevant statutory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, BABCP, UKCP, SWE, SCW, SSSC or NISCC or BACP)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body.
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with Children.
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit
- Advanced understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols
- Post-graduate ASD/ADHD diagnostic training e.g., Conners, SNAP, ADI-R, ADOS, DISCO
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting
- Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity
- Demonstratable track record of assessing ASD or ADHD using recommended tools
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with children and their carers
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered with appropriate clinical professional body: e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or Psychology (Educational, Counselling, Clinical or Forensic) and be registered with the relevant statutory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, BABCP, UKCP, SWE, SCW, SSSC or NISCC or BACP)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body.
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to working with Children.
- Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit
- Advanced understanding of relevant clinical practice, standards and protocols
- Post-graduate ASD/ADHD diagnostic training e.g., Conners, SNAP, ADI-R, ADOS, DISCO
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting
- Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity
- Demonstratable track record of assessing ASD or ADHD using recommended tools
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
- Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with children and their carers
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).
