Neurodevelopmental disorder

Job summary

We are excited to recruit to a full-time, AfC band 6 post within the youth autism assessment team (ADYSS). ADYSS is a part of our neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) under-18s pathway in Suffolk, and works with young people aged 11 to 17 years. The NDD pathway in Suffolk includes the Integrated Community Paediatric Service (ICPS), the County-Wide Children's ADHD Service and the LD CAMHS Service. There is a broad project underway to develop how we work-together in the pathway, and to further connect the pathway with other CAMHS mental health teams, and some voluntary sector and education-based services.

ADYSS is a small multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, assistant psychologists, a speech and language therapist, an occupational therapist, and a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. We are supported by an excellent senior administrator, team manager and service manager with regular contact with a network of clinicians, business support and senior managers in NSFT and the broader pathway.

We are a friendly and innovative service skilled in needs-based assessment and in working with young people and their families to reach an understanding of their strengths and differences. We offer advice, brief intervention, and make recommendations and referrals based upon clinically established needs. We also consult, and sometimes work jointly with other teams.

Main duties of the job

Applicants are welcomed from the fields of nursing, social work, and allied health care professions such as speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. Ideally you will have experience working professionally with young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. We will also consider applications from newly qualified practitioners wishing to develop skills and expertise in this expanding and clinically evolving area of specialist practice.

Successful applicants will have opportunities for professional development and progression within the trust and this is strongly encouraged within our services. Examples of opportunities for development include non-medical prescribing, advanced health care practice therapies and use of specialist diagnostic tools.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A professional level degree qualification that allows professional registration in one of the fields of: mental health nursing, learning disability nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, or social work. Evidence of ongoing professional development

Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders from previous experience Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages

Desirable

Experience in NDD assessment

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication skills Care planning skills Experience in writing clinical letters and/or reports

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