Our Neurodevelopment Pathway are looking at recruiting a new band 6 Neurodevelopment Pathway Practitioner, full time on a permanent basis.
We are a supportive team who works very closely with a number of other services to complete multi-agency assessment to support, diagnose and signpost children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental difficulties.
We are seeking a practitioner who is passionate about providing excellent care to children & young people and their families during their journey on the Neurodevelopment Pathway.
We are looking for a practitioner, who ideally has NHS experience, to work alongside our multi disciplinary team, who has experience and knowledge of working with children & young people with neurodevelopment conditions. The practitioner will have knowledge & experience of triaging complex referrals and contributing to complex case discussion within a multi disciplinary team.
To work as an integral part of the Neurodevelopmental pathway team.
To support the development and implementation of a diagnostic pathway for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties.
To provide leadership, support and specialist advice and consultancy/support to colleagues on neurodevelopmental issues / referral processes.
To complete specialist assessments in order to gather and collate key information to contribute to the diagnostic process.
To take a key role in feeding back to young people and their families the outcome of their multi agency assessment.
To complete observations and assessments using assessment tool ie ADOS for children and young people open to the Neurodevelopmental Pathway.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
To monitor and support cases under assessment on the neurodevelopmental pathway, communicating with families and partners via telephone, email etc.
To assist with the assessment of neurodevelopmental conditions including undertaking of ADOS assessments, observations and initial assessments.
Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service users and carers.
To chair multiagency triage meetings to screen referrals and identify outcome required.
To contribute to multi agency diagnostic panel meetings as required for the role.
To complete feedback meetings with young people, families and other professionals to explain final diagnostic outcome and provide information regarding support available.
To formulate reports explaining the young persons’ diagnosis for a range of audiences including client, families and other professionals.
To liaise regularly with line manager providing them with regular updates of cases / queries
Complete observations of the family and young person in a variety of settings.
Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team.
Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
Participate and promote positive intra-agency working
Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user case and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Participate in regular clinical and managerial supervision with Clinical Lead, Neurodevelopmental Pathway/ Team Manager, as per Trust policy.
Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards.
Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service.
Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings and evidence-based practice.
Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Mar 2025