Job summary
NMC Nurses, HCPC OTs or Social Workers England eligible to apply
An exciting opportunity for a professionally qualified clinician as a Autism/ADHD Assessing Clinician - Senior Nurse/Social Worker or Allied Health Professional, has arisen within our Bradford and Airedale Neurological Development Service (BANDS) due to securing extra investment to develop the autism assessment arm of the service.
The service has recently streamlined its autism assessment pathway which will be further refined following the extra investment.
The applicant should be appropriately trained in ADOS or DISCO, however training may be considered in these areas should the candidates experience in autism be relevant.
The successful applicants will be working within a full MDT which encompasses the assessment of ASC. And the assessment and treatment of ADHD.
Main duties of the job
- To work as part of the Bradford & Airedale Neurodevelopment Service providing specialist and multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions (ASC, ADHD).
- To support the delivery of personalised, holistic and evidenced based assessment utilising specialist knowledge and skills within the MDT.
- To support the service in providing consultation and training to other services and stakeholders promoting awareness and skilling the workforce.
- To support the service in developing care plans based on the assessment focussed on the range of individual needs of the service user.
- To support the service in facilitating safe transition of the service user and their families post diagnosis into appropriate primary or secondary care services.
- To develop and sustain partnership working with community agencies and facilities to promote inclusion, awareness and onward support..
About us
We are a provider of award winning, high quality mental health, community and learning disability services that look after the 'whole person', caring for their physical and mental health needs. We work with individuals, their carers and our partners to ensure that people get the right care, in the right place with the right support.
Our health care services cover all ages, so if you live in Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale or Craven.
We know that you want your care to be delivered in your own home, or as close to your home as possible and we are committed to providing high quality community care tailored to your needs.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care, We Listen, We Deliver
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and relationship skills:
3.1.1 Use highly developed communication skills to establish good working relationships with colleagues, service users and carers.
- Deal effectively with complex, sensitive or contentious communications
- Take account of the particular communication needs of individuals and groups in order to overcome communication barriers.
- Provide support, consultation and training to individuals, healthcare colleagues and wider stakeholders.
- Maintain clinical records adhering to BDCT.
- Use efficient and effective communication methods e.g. appropriate use of electronic communication
Manage and prioritise own clinical workload: responding to the changing needs of the team and the service.
Be a pivotal part of the MDT in providing evidence based assessments within both clinic and community environment.
To use information gathered within assessment to support the development of formulation and need based plans of care.
As part of the team support the service user and family in making safe transition into primary or secondary care services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication and relationship skills:
3.1.1 Use highly developed communication skills to establish good working relationships with colleagues, service users and carers.
- Deal effectively with complex, sensitive or contentious communications
- Take account of the particular communication needs of individuals and groups in order to overcome communication barriers.
- Provide support, consultation and training to individuals, healthcare colleagues and wider stakeholders.
- Maintain clinical records adhering to BDCT.
- Use efficient and effective communication methods e.g. appropriate use of electronic communication
Manage and prioritise own clinical workload: responding to the changing needs of the team and the service.
Be a pivotal part of the MDT in providing evidence based assessments within both clinic and community environment.
To use information gathered within assessment to support the development of formulation and need based plans of care.
As part of the team support the service user and family in making safe transition into primary or secondary care services.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent registration in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work.
- Current UK Driving License
Experience
Essential
- oPost registration experience
- oExperience of working with individuals with Neurodevelopmental conditions
- oWorking within a MDT
- oUse of evidence based assessment tools
- oProfessional practice education of students
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent registration in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work.
- Current UK Driving License
Experience
Essential
- oPost registration experience
- oExperience of working with individuals with Neurodevelopmental conditions
- oWorking within a MDT
- oUse of evidence based assessment tools
- oProfessional practice education of students
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).
