HealthJobsUK

Job overview

We have a twelve month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave, and are looking to add to our a specialist neurodevelopment team, and welcome qualified applicants from Mental Health, Social Work, AHP's such as Occupational Therapist and or Speech and Language Therapist.
  
We provide highly specialist multi-disciplinary assessments of children and young people in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin aged 5 to 18 years and seeking motivated individuals with a keen interest and experience in working with this population.

As a member of the Autism team you will support in triaging referrals, undertaking standardised assessments, contributing to diagnostic discussions, providing feedback to families, and writing diagnostic reports

If you have the relevant skills and experience this is a great opportunity to work with a motivated, passionate and hardworking team. 

Main duties of the job

• Ensure the delivery of high quality Autism assessments within the BeeU team. The work is with children and young people aged 5-18 years with significant concerns around their social communication and interaction. 
• The majority of the work is involves contributing to and leading on specialist assessments for children with complex social, interaction and communication difficulties. This would include the use of standardised assessment tools e.g. ADI-R, ADOS.
• To ensure assessments are provided in line with NICE Guidance as well as other relevant local and national documentation.
• Demonstrate high personal standards in clinical practice.
• Responsible for prioritising workload, allocation of work to oneself and other staff, and to cover all levels of priority of work within the service.
• To make clinical judgements backed up by clinical reasoning and recommendations regarding appropriate actions/sign posting in consultation with multi-disciplinary staff and in accordance with the service specification.
• Knowledge of national, regional and local drivers underpinning service delivery.
• Up to date knowledge and experience of clinical developments for professionals working within Neurodevelopmental pathways and mental health children’s services.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

·       Supporting your career development and progression.

·       Excellent NHS Pension scheme

·       Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

·       Options for flexible working

·       Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

·       Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

·       If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

·       Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

·       Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

·       Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

·       Free car parking at all trust sites

·       Free flu vaccination every year

·       Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.