Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner
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Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner 1 day ago – Be among the first 25 applicants. This role is part of exciting new developments across North Central London aimed at enhancing the existing mental health crisis services for young people with autism and/or LD and their families, with the aim of avoiding unnecessary admissions to mental health inpatient units and reducing the length of hospital stays. The Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner will be recruited for each of the five NCL boroughs – Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. The post will be based in Islington within the Islington CAMHS Adolescent Assessment + Outreach Team, who work with CYP with acute, complex and chronic mental health difficulties. The post holder will interface with local sector inpatient units, acute paediatric wards and Emergency Departments, Home Treatment Teams, LD/ASD Keyworker services and CAMHS neuro‑developmental pathways. The role will enhance community support, improve complex discharge planning, and reduce the length of inpatient stays for CYP with autism and/or LD. Responsibilities include: Case holding and direct clinical interventions with a small caseload of young people and their families diagnosed with autism and/or a learning disability. Providing specialist, adjusted support and interventions, including Positive Behaviour Support (PBS)‑based interventions. Advocacy and support for CYP and families in navigating local systems and processes (e.g. CETRs), and accessing autism‑informed social prescribing and other appropriate local resources and services. Indirect work such as consulting residential units, upskilling other CAMHS clinicians in PBS, adjusting treatments for CYP with neurodiversity, and training networks around the management of behaviours that challenge. The successful candidate will be a registered, highly specialist Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD), Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Clinical/Counseling Psychologist, Occupational Therapist (OT), Speech and Language Therapist or Clinical Social Worker (SW) with extensive post‑qualification clinical and therapeutic skills and experience in providing both direct and system support to children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism who have significant mental health needs. Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work. Information on the role Seniority level – Mid‑Senior level Employment type – Full‑time Job function – Health Care Provider Industry – Hospitals and Health Care Contact Name: Dami BarnorJob title: Joint Manager AAOT, LD/Autism Keyworker ServiceEmail: dami.barnor@nhs.netTelephone: 020 3316 1824 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner
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Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full timeHighly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner Join to apply for the Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner role at NHS 3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Job Summary This role is part of exciting new developments across North Central London aimed at enhancing the existing mental health crisis services for young people with autism and/or LD and their...
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Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full timeHighly Specialist LD/Autism PractitionerThis role is part of exciting new developments across North Central London aimed at enhancing the existing mental health crisis services for young people with autism and/or LD and their families, with the aim of avoiding unnecessary admissions to mental health inpatient units and reducing the length of hospital stays....
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Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full timeJob Summary Part of new initiatives in North Central London to enhance mental health crisis services for young people with autism and/or learning disabilities. The role is based in Islington within the Islington CAMHS Adolescent Assessment + Outreach Team, working with CYP with acute, complex and chronic mental health difficulties. The post holder interfaces...
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Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full timeA leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a Highly Specialist LD/Autism Practitioner to enhance mental health crisis services for young people with autism and learning disabilities. The role involves case management, providing clinical interventions, and collaborating with other clinicians. A PhD in Psychology or equivalent is required. The contract...
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