Job summary The post holder will provide a senior leadership role, taking operational responsibility for the delivery of ASD assessments, diagnoses and interventions for children referred to the 0-5 Autism assessment pathways across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, trialling and testing the impact of early identification and intervention. The role provides opportunities to develop both your clinical and team leadership, and your service delivery and performance management skills. If you would like to: Be part of the Child Development Centres' leadership team; implementing, developing, and evaluating the service. To work in close partnership with other professionals and organisations to deliver care, making a significant contribution to improving health, social and education outcomes, and reducing inequalities. Be responsible for issues relating to clinical and best practice in schools alongside education colleagues. And continue to provide direct, highly specialist care for children, their families and school staff This will be a fascinating role for you to consider. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received, we advise you to submit your application early to avoid disappointment. Main duties of the job o Leadership and Operational responsibility for the delivery and management of the CDC Autism assessment and intervention team within the CDC.o Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the CDC Autism assessment and intervention team within the CDC.o Provide expert clinical advice to system partners.o Work in collaboration with leads in Health, Education and Social Care to develop the assessment and intervention pathways and their evaluation, with the focus on identification and system wide early intervention.o Provide Line management for identified CDC practitioners.o To provide highly specialist assessment, contribute to diagnosis and appropriate intervention for children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.o To provide specialist advice, strategies, and clinical reports for children undergoing Autism Diagnostic assessment and follow up care.o To work collaboratively with parents/carers, sharing knowledge and skills and supporting them to develop their understanding of their child's speech, language, and communication difficulties and how they can help their child communicate. About us Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance. Date posted 06 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 825-6933928-OPS-A Job locations Monkmoor CDC Woodcote Way Shrewsbury SY2 5SH Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Children's Nursing or Learning Disability Nursing Degree or equivalent. Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses up to master's degree or equivalent, or advanced experiential training within Autism Evidence of Leadership or Management Training up to master's degree level or advanced experiential training including in quality improvement methodology, change or project management. Evidence of participation in audit or research or user/public involvement processes. Holds Health Professions Council or Nursing and Midwifery Council license to practice. Registered member of the appropriate Professional College. Member of Clinical Excellence Networks or other professional networks Other Essential Be able to meet the travel requirements of the role Experience Essential Significant experience at post-graduate level working with children and young people with Autism and a range of other developmental needs. Extensive experience of completing autism diagnostic assessments which might include delivery of standardised assessments such as ADOS and ADI Extensive experience of working in partnership with education staff in early years/school settings supporting children with a range of needs Extensive experience at post-graduate level of using, analysing, and reporting findings from a variety of tests and formal/informal assessments. Extensive experience at post graduate level of sharing information about diagnosis with parents and non specialist practitioners and explaining the reasoning that supports decision making. Knowledge/Skills Essential Highly specialist knowledge of different Autism diagnostic frameworks and assessments, interventions and techniques and ability to evaluate and report their effectiveness. Highly specialist knowledge of child development including developmental norms for children 0-5 years and knowledge of how to assess children's development Excellent analytical and reflective skills. Excellent organisation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy. Extensive knowledge of national policies and procedures pertinent to the child development, early years practice and early years education. Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential Holds recognised Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Children's Nursing or Learning Disability Nursing Degree or equivalent. Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses up to master's degree or equivalent, or advanced experiential training within Autism Evidence of Leadership or Management Training up to master's degree level or advanced experiential training including in quality improvement methodology, change or project management. Evidence of participation in audit or research or user/public involvement processes. Holds Health Professions Council or Nursing and Midwifery Council license to practice. Registered member of the appropriate Professional College. Member of Clinical Excellence Networks or other professional networks Other Essential Be able to meet the travel requirements of the role Experience Essential Significant experience at post-graduate level working with children and young people with Autism and a range of other developmental needs. Extensive experience of completing autism diagnostic assessments which might include delivery of standardised assessments such as ADOS and ADI Extensive experience of working in partnership with education staff in early years/school settings supporting children with a range of needs Extensive experience at post-graduate level of using, analysing, and reporting findings from a variety of tests and formal/informal assessments. Extensive experience at post graduate level of sharing information about diagnosis with parents and non specialist practitioners and explaining the reasoning that supports decision making. Knowledge/Skills Essential Highly specialist knowledge of different Autism diagnostic frameworks and assessments, interventions and techniques and ability to evaluate and report their effectiveness. Highly specialist knowledge of child development including developmental norms for children 0-5 years and knowledge of how to assess children's development Excellent analytical and reflective skills. Excellent organisation, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy. Extensive knowledge of national policies and procedures pertinent to the child development, early years practice and early years education. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Address Monkmoor CDC Woodcote Way Shrewsbury SY2 5SH Employer's website https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)