Job summary
- Main area
- Cumbria Paediatric Medical - 203190
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6211295
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- To be negotiated - North
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Autism Assessment Practitioner North
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Senior Autism Assessment Practitioner North B7 - 37.5 hrs
We are seeking a passionate, innovative and motivated practitioner to join our Cumbria Community Paediatric Service specifically North Cumbria.
Cumbria Community Paediatric Service support better health outcomes for children and young people, including complex physical care and assessment of autism.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working primarily within North Cumbria and will:
- Work as part of multi disciplinary team (MDT) to support the ongoing development, delivery and evaluation of a highly specialist diagnostic assessment service
- To provide highly specialised advice and support to children and young people referred to the Cumbria Community Paediatric Team, and their families and carers, including assessment, formulation and treatment.
- As an autonomous practitioner, be responsible for own clinical activity and interventions and interpretation of agreed guidelines and policies.
- To undertake regular research, clinical audit and activities for Continuing Professional Development
- Planning, implementation and evaluation of care, to support a family and young person through the diagnostic process from screening and initial triage to conclusion and discharge
- Provide clinical leadership in Autism assessment service
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered Allied Health Professional on HCPC Registrar or registration with the NMC in Mental Health, Learning disability, and/or child branch, and/or RN.
- • Post Graduate diploma in Mental Health and/or Child Development / and/or Neurodevelopment plus further specialist training to masters level or equivalent experience.
- • Teaching and Mentoring Qualification
Desirable criteria
- • Leadership/Management MSc level qualification or experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Training and experience in completing Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule ( ADOS)
- • Experience of contributing towards Autism assessments in children and young people
- • Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- • Experience of formulation abd implementation of appropriate interventions/strategies
- • Experience of working in community settings and of autonomous decision making.
- • Experience and ability to carry out clinical audit
- • Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties or neuro-disability conditions.
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with families and young people in a supportive and empathic way.
- • Experience of writing neurodevelopmental assessment reports
- • Ability to communicate effectively as part of a team
- • Proven track record of high quality report writing and record keeping
- • Knowledge of relevant NICE guidelines
- • Experience of reviewing clinical documents to inform assessment
- • Demonstrate understanding of Equality and Anti-discriminatory practice
- • Excellent organisational and time keeping skills and ability to meet deadlines linked to KPI's
- • Excellent IT skills including good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
- • Accurate and timely recording and maintenance of information systems
- • Ability to manage conflict and complexity
- • Team player, integrity, negotiation skills, good time management/organisation skills
- • Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- • Possesses values and beliefs that enables others to deliver services effectively
Personal/Other
Essential criteria
- • Deliver assessments and care at other clinics across Cumbria
- • Promote equality and value diversity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Elizabeth Malpass
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07880500242
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