Main area RMN, RGN Grade Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9-5)
Job ref: 270-TF630-ACS-A
Site: Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital
Town: Kettering
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/01/2025 08:00
Job overview
We are continuing to provide the Link Nurse role within our ADHD & ASD Team for a minimum of a further 12 months. This exciting role will support our 0-19 colleagues in working with children and young people who have a possible neuro-developmental need. The successful applicant will be part of the CYP ADHD & ASD Team while working closely with services supporting CYP by offering training, consultation, and supervision in relation to neurodiversity. The role also includes offering direct support to children, young people, and their carers.
Main duties of the job
The post will increase the opportunity for early identification and intervention for those young people with undifferentiated and undiagnosed developmental and behavioural difficulties. The offer includes support with accessing required services.
The role is diverse and includes direct support to children, young people, and carers, but also consultation and supervision to colleagues in 0-19 services including Health Visiting and School Nursing.
If you are passionate about promoting the well-being of young people and children with developmental difficulties and promoting early intervention and support, this job is ideal for you.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health, and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work, or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
* At least 2 years post-qualifying experience
* Evidence of working with ASD & ADHD assessment and intervention
* Registered NMP
* Evidence of further training in ASD & ADHD
Experience
* Evidence of working across a range of services in terms of psycho-education and support.
* Good knowledge of ASD & ADHD in supporting information
* Sound understanding of the wider services and support for children, young people, and families
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
Additional Information
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours, and part-time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need, and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly; the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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