Job summary
The West Sussex Community Team have an exciting new role, inviting applicants from clinicians who are passionate about improving the lives of autistic people in mental health services. This new autism link role will focus on supporting the community teams to provide reasonably adjusted care that meets the needs of autistic individuals accessing West Sussex Assessment and Treatment Services (ATS). The post holder will be based and line managed within an ATS and link closely with the Transforming Care Autism Team (TCAT). TCAT are a specialist multi disciplinary team that provides assessment and consultation to Sussex Partnership clinicians to facilitate discharges and admission avoidance for autistic people. This is a great development opportunity for the post holder to work alongside this highly specialist, innovative team and also access CPD opportunities as part of the wider Neurodevelopmental service. TCAT will support the post holder to develop into the specialist link role through providing supervision, training and shared learning experiences. The role will more broadly enhance the community team approach and improve outcomes with this cohort of people open to community teams. The post holder will be able to benefit from specialist bespoke professional development opportunities.
Within West Sussex the two posts covers the areas of Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex, Arun, Adur, Worthing and Chichester Midhurst and Bognor Regis.
Main duties of the job
You will provide co-working, consultation, advise, support and episodical care plan interventions to support clinicians in delivering reasonably adjusted care to support autistic individuals with mental health needs towards their recovery journey. You will be working with adults aged 18 and over with a diagnosed functional mental health disorder and neuro-divergent needs. Duties will include linking with TCAT in order to embed recommendations regarding an individual's autism needs into their mental health care plan.
You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams across specialist ATS and TCAT to provide care in the community.
We aim to be an inclusive employer and particularly welcome applications from clinicians who may be autistic or otherwise neurodivergent. The SPFT neurodivergent staff network advocates, supports and celebrates staff who may be neurodivergent.
About us
If you would like to discuss this role please contact Judith Bazeley (Deputy Director) 07471034308, Gemma Dorer 07392195406 (Professional Lead Occupational Therapist) or Dawn Howard, 07392 195403 Clinical Lead for Neurodevelopmental services
This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan.
To offer specialist clinical assessment and advice where required.
To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of profession specific and local multi-professional services.
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.
To act within the relevant professional code of conduct at all times.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Judith Bazeley
Deputy Service Director, NW Sussex
Email address
judith.bazeley@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
07471034308
Additional contact information
If you would like to discuss this role please contact Dawn Howard, Gemma Dorer or Judith Bazeley on 07471034308
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan.
To offer specialist clinical assessment and advice where required.
To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of profession specific and local multi-professional services.
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.
To act within the relevant professional code of conduct at all times.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Judith Bazeley
Deputy Service Director, NW Sussex
Email address
judith.bazeley@spft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
07471034308
Additional contact information
If you would like to discuss this role please contact Dawn Howard, Gemma Dorer or Judith Bazeley on 07471034308
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Social worker with current registration
- Completion of Mentorship Course
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community Contribute to the implementation of services
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Social worker with current registration
- Completion of Mentorship Course
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community Contribute to the implementation of services
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).
