Neurodevelopmental Practitioner

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. QualificationsEssentialRegistered professional either; Community Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist or Social WorkerCompletion of Practice Educator CourseEvidence of continuous professional development Knowledge/ExperienceEssential 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 supervising staff 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