Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Nurse Practitioner to join the Children and Young Peoples Autism Service. You will be part of the Children's and Families Care Group working to assess young people across South Staffordshire that are referred in for suspected autism.
Working alongside the assessment team to ensure robust and accurate assessments and reports are completed. You will also work closely with the nursing and intervention team to ensure robust intervention is being provide to young people and families once a diagnosis has been received.
This is a dynamic post that requires you to work closely with multi-disciplinary/agency teams in addressing a range of issues with children and young people who may/have ASC.
Main duties of the job
1. Be competent and proficient in delivering the requirements of the role; working as part of the multi-disciplinary team with children & young people and Families in the Children and Young People's Autism Service.
2. Have appropriate training in ASC Assessment
3. To work across a health system collaboratively, especially with Mental Health and LD Services
4. Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust's Values and Behaviour Framework.
5. Be a Specialist Nurse Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical skills and experience in the assessment and management of children and young people within NICE guidance and best practice.
6. Be responsible for a defined population of service users.
7. Have training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and have utilisation of leadership experience and knowledge both clinically and managerially to ensure service performance and development improvement.
8. Demonstrate initiative in finding solutions to clinical and managerial challenges.
9. Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
10. Ensuring the development and delivery of clinical efficiency.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
11. Supporting your career development and progression
12. Excellent NHS Pension scheme
13. Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
14. Options for flexible working
15. Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
16. Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
17. If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
18. Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
19. 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
20. Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
21. Free car parking at all trust sites
22. Free flu vaccinations every year
23. 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.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information relating to this position please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
24. Registered professional qualification in nursing
25. Evidence of professional background Mental Health Nursing
26. Evidence of continuing professional development in a field relating to CYP
27. Post graduate clinical courses within area of CYP with Autism
28. ASC assessment training including ADIR / ADOS
Desirable
29. Non medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
30. Experience of working with people within the community and within clinic settings including the presentation of challenging behaviours
31. Experience in the clinical specialism including assessment and management of children with ASC
32. Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
33. Experience in supervision and revalidation requirements of others
34. Experience of co-ordinating care as part of the care programme where appropriate
Desirable
35. Evidence of project work
36. Significant experience of supporting children, young people, families and carers in promoting health and wellbeing
Skills
Essential
37. Evidence of specialist clinical knowledge relevant to post
38. Implementation of Information Governance, Data Protection, NMC standards and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children
39. Knowledge of NSF's and NICE Guidance
40. Skills in IT, managing electronic record systems such as RIO and programs such as word, excel etc and appropriate keyboard skills.
41. Planning, delivery, evaluation and review of generic & specialist therapies to individuals and groups.
Desirable
42. Understanding of the role of users and carers in service development and care-planning.
43. Understanding and insight into systemic, psychodynamic and cognitive therapies.
44. Providing training programmes