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Job summary

Main area
AHP
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
444-6433005-BL
Employer
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wayside House
Town
Coventry
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 Pro Rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust logo

Neurodevelopmental Pre-School Team Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

Please check your emails, including junk and spam folders, regularly throughout the process of your application for any notifications from the Recruitment Team.   If you have any queries regarding your application please phone the Partnership Trust Recruitment Department.

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Job overview

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. 

The post holder will:

  • Have responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the identified team, including patient, team activity, performance, quality and staffing matters.
  • Support the delivery of child & family focused services, against agreed performance and quality targets and within budget, whilst delivering agreed cost improvements.
  • Manage staff
  • Contribute to effective partnership working with key external services, such as social care, the acute sector and key third sector organisations, to enable the delivery of shared outcomes
  • be an expert practitioner in assessment of neurodiversity of children referred to the service and plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans whilst referring to other professionals both internally and externally as appropriate

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY

·        Responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the identified team, including patient, team activity, performance, quality and staffing matters. 

·          To support the delivery of child & family focused services, against agreed performance and quality targets and within budget, whilst delivering agreed cost improvements.

·            Management of staff

·           Contribute to effective partnership working with key external services, such as social care, the acute sector and key third sector organisations, to enable the delivery of shared outcomes

·            The post holder will be an expert practitioner and will assess children referred to the service and plan, implement and evaluate treatment plans whilst referring to other professionals both internally and externally as appropriate

·            As a member of the Neurodevelopmental team the post holder will provide clinical advice and support to other professionals both within the service and other agencies. 

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Neurodevelopmental Pre-School Autism Service within CWPT works with pre-school children with neurodiversity. We are a Multi Disciplinary Team consisting of Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Paediatricians, Specialist Neurodevelopmental Clinicians and Neurodevelopmental Practitioners. There is a shared vision in the team for achieving the best possible outcomes for children with a neurodevelopmental condition.

 

Applicants must have substantial 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior supervisory level
  • Relevant qualification or significant experience in clinical children’s field

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of implementing new pathways of care
  • Demonstrable experience of driving service improvements
  • Experience and understanding of safeguarding
  • Experience of managing budgets, involvement in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work throughout the CWPT geography as required for specific projects or CWPT wide developments

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jo Ranger
Job title
Interim Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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