Job summary
- Main area
- Neurodevelopmental (ASD/ADHD)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 411-COM-25-7424062
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Neurodevelopmental Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Associate Neurodevelopmental Practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Team, within Developmental Paediatrics at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
The practitioner will be based in the newly launched Neurodevelopmental pathway. This is a 30 hours per week permanent position. The Neurodevelopmental service consists of clinical psychologists, assistant clinical psychologists, paediatricians, neuro-developmental practitioners, speech and language therapists, healthcare assistants, a physician associate and administrators.
At Alder Hey we are a commissioned ASD and ADHD Diagnostic Assessment service for Children & Young People aged from 2 years to 18 years from Sefton, Liverpool and Knowsley. We are looking for a dedicated practitioner with good clinical skills and experience relevant to working with children and young people. The successful candidate should possesses strong interpersonal skills and personal qualities which will support them to work with children, young people and families in sensitive situations from a diverse range of backgrounds; and to communicate effectively with a range of professionals.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively within the Neurodevelopmental Team and across Alder Hey services by proving assessment and therapeutic support for children, young people and families receiving a service from the Neurodevelopmental team, as agreed with the Lead Neurodevelopmental Practitioner.
The post holder will contribute and support the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people with ADHD and ASD.
The post holder will assess families to address the needs of the child and young person with ADHD and ASD.
Working for our organisation
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within the team and with other agencies.
- Be responsible for a manageable caseload.
- Be responsible for own clinical practice.
- Work within the skills and competencies expected of the role.
- Provide clinical information to support families.
- Provide clinical support and knowledge to support staff.
- Plan and provide personalised strategies and behaviour management.
- Plan and provide parent training support and intervention
- Identify the need for and initiate referrals to internal/external partners.
- Develop patient centred outcomes with child, young person, families, carers and colleagues.
- Contribute to health needs assessment as part of Special Educational Needs and Disability.
- Recognise incidents and risks and report on them as appropriate.
- Communicate effectively with children and young people and their families and carers recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
- Participate in individual clinical supervision.
- Participate in mentorship and clinical supervision with the team.
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of care, consistent with policies and procedures.
- Participate in audit as required by the organisation.
- Undertake the relevant training to develop knowledge and skills in line with Professional Development Review.
- Undertake all relevant mandatory training.
- Develop and maintain own knowledge and skills through the use of competency frameworks and continuous professional development and personal development process.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant work based experience in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Desirable criteria
- NNEB/NVQ or equivalent experience in Paediatric care.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care.
- Actively involved in professional development.
- Relevant experience of working with children.
- Relevant experience of working as a team member
Desirable criteria
- Previous work in the Health Care sector.
- Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery.
- Training in specific parent training programmes and experience of delivery
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Governance and Risk Management
- Safeguarding children.
- An excellent knowledge of ADHD and ASD.
Desirable criteria
- Safeguarding adults
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use information technology to facilitate record keeping, access emails etc and develop therapy resources.
- Ability to deal with change, prioritise and take initiative.
- Ability to organise workload and manage time effectively.
- Ability to identify when to seek support.
- Ability to manage conflict in difficult situations.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication, organisational and Interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel between a range of locations.
- Actively involved in professional development.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Samantha Gaden
- Job title
- Lead Neurodevelopmental Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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- Address
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