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Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric Practitioner
Band 4
Main area Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Desired weekly hours to be discussed in interview) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week Job ref 438-PB2793
Site Ashton Health Centre and Broadoaks Child Development Centre Town Preston & Leyland Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum, Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/03/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/03/2025
Job overview
The Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric (CNP) service is looking to welcome a CNP practitioner.
The CNP service comprises of two community based assessment centres, Ashton Health Centre and Broadoaks Child Development Centre. These newly created roles will work across both sites primarily supporting patients undergoing an ADHD assessment through the delivery of QB testing. Furthermore, the role will also support wider neurodevelopmental work through nursery/school observations, report scoring and the delivery of service specific workshops.
You will also support and line manage the clinic facilitators at each site ensuring the smooth running of daily duties across both sites.
Main duties of the job
* Communicating effectively with children and MDT colleagues.
* Provide a robust assessment of children’s development in line with typical developmental stages.
* Ensure that personal development needs are fully met.
* Contribute to service improvement and the delivery of excellent care and treatment.
* Actively contribute to a patient’s assessments and accurately maintain pathway records.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will primarily be responsible for setting up and conducting QB tests for the Community Neurodevelopmental Paediatric (CNP) ADHD pathway to support paediatricians in concluding a diagnostic decision. Additionally, you will form a key part of the multidisciplinary team and be involved in monthly MDT meetings contributing to a patient’s assessment.
You may at times be required to confidently assess a child’s development by observing and interacting with children in a variety of environments who have been referred to Community Paediatrics for an assessment of their development.
Additionally, you will be responsible for managing the daily administrative duties for the ADHD pathway, including but not limited to updating and maintaining the ADHD assessment spreadsheet, transferring/filling in developmental history, creating and distributing monthly MDT agendas and following up on actions, booking patient appointments, sending out questionnaires, liaising with families and schools, and scoring questionnaires/reports.
You will demonstrate professional, well-established, and effective communication skills, both within and external to the organisation.
Experience and awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, and Neurodiversity, alongside a robust understanding of child development, is essential to this role.
You will work as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team by contributing to and assessing a child’s development to support identification of need for children with developmental delays.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Diploma for Early Years Practitioner or equivalent
* Child development qualification or relevant models in Child Development
* Coaching/counselling qualification.
* Experience involving reflective listening skills relevant training and experience in non-clinical Supported Self-Management (SSM) Health Coaching through a PCI-accredited organisation.
Knowledge & Experience
* Significant experience of working with children and their families.
* An awareness of the impact of communication difficulties on child development.
* Experience of working in health and social care/community development setting or similar.
* Awareness of alternative communication systems e.g. communication aids, signs and symbols.
* Experience of working with neurodiverse children and young people, including those diagnosed with Autism
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