Neurodevelopmental Practitioner - #JBD8538 in London

The Nook Therapy Clinic is a specialist healthcare company working to support children, younger people and their families affected by mental health, Autism and ADHD conditions to support individuals and families to reach their full potential.

Main Purpose of the Job

This post holder will work as part of The Nook Therapy Clinic providing diagnostic assessment to young people and adults. This role is open only to HCPC registered professionals that can offer expertise in the field of autism and ADHD. The post holder will support and develop designated members of staff and provide advice and awareness raising of neurodiversity across agencies to facilitate group activities, contributing to planning and implementation of interventions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, co-ordination and evaluation of specialist interventions provided within the Neurodevelopmental Service.
• Support and contribute to research projects, ensuring interventions are evidence based and comply with NICE guidelines, current legislation pertaining to autism and ADHD and professional standards.
• Undertake a caseload to support senior Neurodevelopmental Team colleagues and work according to a plan agreed with the Team Lead and Clinical Lead for the service.
• Offer specialist knowledge and skills applied through theoretical and practical experience and contribute to multi-disciplinary case discussion.
• Undertake training and become proficient under supervision in the assessment of autism and ADHD and use of diagnostic assessment tools as recommended in NICE guidance.
• Ensure effective and timely contribution to multi-disciplinary team discussion and supervision around diagnostic assessment.
• Contribute to the development of the service, supporting the organisation to implement a range of activities and/or programmes.
• Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals forging strong relationships across the Neurodevelopment multidisciplinary team (MDT) and other agencies.
• Manage own caseload providing support and advice to individuals with autism spectrum conditions and ADHD.
• Service Management to ensure adherence to Health Board policies and procedures and legislation and good practice guidance around autism and ADHD at all times.
• Contribute to the development and review of Neurodevelopmental team policies and procedures.
• Be a positive role model, adhering to professional codes of practice and Health Board values, providing excellent standards of care.
• Critically evaluate research evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and share this information with other team members.
• Contribute to, and support senior colleagues in relation to Neurodevelopmental service audits, service evaluation and quality improvement.
• Support an effective system to enable service users and family/carer involvement in service development.
• Utilise theory, evidence-based literature, and research to inform own work.
• Contribute to clinical research, as opportunities arise.

Communication and Relationships

• Communicate with clients, their relatives and multi-agency professionals regarding complex condition-related, sensitive and/or distressing information.
• Attendance at case conferences, meetings and reviews as required.
• Prepare comprehensive, analytical, and sensitively written diagnostic assessment reports on service users.
• Ensure appropriate and timely sharing of information with other agencies as required/with consent.
• Develop and deliver a range of educational and training materials in a range of settings through different mediums.

Knowledge, Skills Training and Experience

• Relevant degree in professional specialism (Nursing/Allied Health Professional/Social Worker/Education).
• Registered member of Professional body (NMC, HCPC, ECW, CCW, RCOT).
• Willingness to train in the use of specific autism and ADHD diagnostic assessment instruments.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the needs of autistic individuals, individuals with ADHD and their families/carers/partners.
• Has insight into the changing needs of those with autism and ADHD across the lifespan.
• Has knowledge of multi-agency partnership working and/or provision of multidisciplinary care/support for autistic people.
• Willingness to develop knowledge and experience in working with ASD and ADHD across the life span.
• Experience of multi-agency partnership working and ability to promote multi-disciplinary/multiagency and collaborative practice with a wide range of partners.
• Ability and experience in developing, planning implementing and delivering a range of training packages to others.
• Experience in using information gathering/reporting systems and is IT literate in the use of appropriate software.

Personal and People Development and Management

• Actively participate in professional and personal development ensuring completion of mandatory and core training required for the role.
• Ensure active engagement with clinical and line management supervision offered.
• Attend Community of Practice network events as deemed necessary by Team Lead.
• Supervise junior staff members as required.

Information Resources

• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
• Responsible for collation and analysis of assessment and evaluation data, may be required to set up new databases to collect and analyse clinical information for audit and/or research purposes.
• Be familiar and confident with various IT packages Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.

Health and Safety

The Nook Therapy Clinic is committed to protect its staff, patients, assets and reputation through an effective risk management process. The post holder will be required to comply with The Nook Therapy Clinic policies in relation to risk of self and others and actively participate in this process and have responsibility for managing risks and reporting exceptions.

Equality and Diversity

The Post Holder is expected to have continuous regard for the Equality Act (2010) and always act in ways that support equality and value diversity.