Social Communication Pathway Coordinator

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated person with a passion for supporting the families of children with social communication difficulties/autism. You will join our existing SCPC to act together as the focal point of support for families during the assessment process on the Hounslow Social Communication Pathway.

You will be working within the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) for Autism Assessment. You will have the opportunity to provide compassionate pre and post assessment care for families, contribute to parent training on a variety of topics about autism and related difficulties, support the team in developing and managing the pathway, and coordinate the team with support. The role is varied and includes both administrative and clinical work. You will work both independently and supervised alongside members of the MDT.

Please note vacancy will be closed once we reach applicant threshold.

Main duties of the job

• To act as the focal point of support for families during the assessment process on the Hounslow Social Communication Pathway
• To provide pre and post assessment care for families, giving information on the assessment procedure and giving advice and signposting to services following diagnosis.
• To assist in the pre-assessment information gathering, including observations of the child, ensuring all relevant information is available in a timely manner for the assessment.
• To undertake liaison with other agencies (e.g. Early Years Practitioners, EPs, SENCos) as part of the information gathering and post-diagnostic support as appropriate
• To contribute to provision of support in pre and post-diagnostic parent training programmes run as part of the Multi-disciplinary process.
• To organise and prepare for MDT planning and CPD meetings, chair the meeting after a period of induction and take minutes and co-ordinate actions arising
• To manage waiting lists for the assessment process, ensuring waits are kept within the NICE/trust guidelines, alerting team to changes / difficulties in a timely manner
• To liaise with Admin re appointments for the assessment process
• To provide a consistent point of access for parents at times of difficulty / crisis or when issues are escalating and to follow up with relevant team members as appropriate
• To facilitate parent support and training groups for pathway, on a variety of topics, with the team
• To support the team in evaluating and developing the pathway

About us

HRCH provides community health services for around 523,000 people registered with GPs in the London boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond, but also serves a wider population across south west London for a range of more specialist services.

Every day our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in peoples homes and convenient local clinics.

We help people to stay well in the community, manage their own health with the right support and avoid stays in hospital.

We employ around 1,189 people, who work across a wide range of health centres, hospitals, GP surgeries, childrens centres, local council facilities and in community settings including in peoples homes.

Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health

92 Bath Road

Hounslow

TW33EL

Employer's website

https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Healthcare Trust

Address

Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health

92 Bath Road

Hounslow

TW33EL

Employer's website

https://www.hrch.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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