Specialist Neurodevelopmental Clinician (Autism & ADHD)

37.5 hours per week, permanent role

Due to additional investment coming into the service, we are looking to recruit a Specialist Clinician experienced in assessment, diagnosis and interventions for children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, including Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Coventry. We would welcome applications from Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurses, AHP's such as Occupational Therapist and/or Speech and Language Therapist or Social Workers with the relevant skills and experience. We provide highly specialised assessments and interventions and we are seeking a motivated individual with a keen interest and experience in working with this population.

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Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

You will be required to work as part of a motivated multidisciplinary team. This is a dynamic role where you may be working remotely, within community settings such as schools, clinics and family homes. Interventions include Psychoeducation, parent and/or child groups as well as individual work. Our website page provides details of some of our interventions as well as information about our team www.cwrise.com

About us

The Neurodevelopmental Service within CWPT, is one of few in the UK that sits outside of Learning Disability and Mental Health Services and works with children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, ADHD and Dyspraxia. We are a Multi Disciplinary team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Paediatricians, Psychiatrist, Specialist Neurodevelopmental Clinicians and Neurodevelopmental Practitioners. There is a shared vision in the team for achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and adults with a neurodevelopmental condition.

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Subject to Parliamentary approval, from 1st April 2022 all NHS workers in England who have face to face contact with patients must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Only those with specified medical exemptions will be excluded from this requirement. Please consider this mandatory requirement when applying for this position.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

Applicants must have some post qualification experience and/or training in Autism assessment tools and experience of working with this population.

As travel is an integral part of this post, car owner/driver, or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job is essential (It is unlikely that public transport will meet this requirement). This post is subject to a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure at Enhanced level.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Experience of collaborative multidisciplinary and multi-agency work
• Significant experience as a clinician in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services and/or Neurodevelopmental Services

Other Essential

• Ability to travel independently in a timely manner

Qualifications Essential

• Evidence of post registration training to masters level or equivalent
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, with postgraduate training in neurodevelopmental disorders and standardised diagnostic assessments or equivalent as described in the person spec

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