Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced therapist to provide clinical leadership to our ASD Assessment Service.

As an ASD Assessment Service we are responsible for providing assessments for Autism in Tower Hamlets.  We do this through our MDT team providing evidence based assessments, formulating diagnoses and signposting families to post diagnostic local services.

The ASD Therapy Lead will carry out and participate in clinical assessments, MDT discussions, triage and managing clinical pathways. You will monitor waiting lists and contribute to data reporting.  You will represent Barts Health at a Strategic level, working with NEL counterparts and commissioners to develop services and pathways. You will work closely with Heads of Therapy and Team Leads to think about overall ASD provision within the borough and develop services in tandem.  You will provide line management to the team and promote a culture of safe, compassionate and efficient care within the team.

In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge
and experience with formal and on-the-job training.

Main duties of the job

ASDAS is a multidisciplinary service providing diagnostic assessments to CYP with suspected autism in Tower Hamlets.  The role has responsibility for providing expert support, advice clinically and operational oversight to ASDAS.  The role includes clinical & professional components through clinically supporting the staff in the team by providing supervision and guidance as appropriate. The post holder will develop key links with colleagues in Tower Hamlets and North East London and will be an identified person to represent the service with wider stakeholders involved in the local Autism strategy.   The post holder will also be involved in developing, implementing and monitoring integrated pathways, ensuring effective quality assurance systems are developed and evidence based practice is implemented.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.