Autism Specialist Practitioner

2 days ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom West London NHS Trust Full time
Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and dedicated Specialist Practitioner to join our Autism Liaison Service. This role offers a unique chance to make a real difference in the lives of autistic individuals and their families, providing specialist assessments and interventions to support safe, effective, and therapeutic care.

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a client-centred autism specialist service to a defined caseload of service users with complex needs across acute and community mental health services. This will involve working closely with multidisciplinary teams to identify and meet the needs of service users under the care of acute mental health services with a diagnosis of autism or where autism is suspected.

The post holder will also be involved in outreach input to a defined cohort within community and recovery mental health services, where the individual is at risk of readmission to inpatient mental health services or a frequent user of unplanned care.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will possess a professional qualification in mental health, such as Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Clinical Associate Psychologist (CAP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (BABCP accredited), or Arts Therapist. They will also have current registration with the relevant professional body.

Desirable criteria include training relevant to working with autistic people, such as sensory integration, Social Stories, and positive approaches to behaviours of concern. The successful candidate will also have experience of working with autistic people, applying core profession-specific skills in assessments and interventions, and knowledge of mental health difficulties and a holistic approach to understanding an individual's presentation in the context of wider biopsychosocial aspects.

Working for West London NHS Trust

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health, physical healthcare, and community services commissioned locally and nationally. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of only three high secure hospitals in the country and one of the highest profile mental healthcare settings in the world.

The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs – Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow. The Trust employs 3,770 staff, of which 47% are from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. Our turnover in 2019/20 was £314m.

In recent years, there has been a trust-wide step change in culture, performance, and ambition. The Trust is now rated as 'Good' overall by the CQC, and the rating for our Forensic services has improved from 'Requires improvement' to 'Outstanding'. Rigorous financial management has been central to our ability to deliver service improvements.

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