We are seeking an ambitious, dynamic, motivated, and innovative nurse to join our friendly, forward-thinking specialist nursing team providing a high-quality, holistic, needs-led service focusing on the behavioural and developmental needs of children and young people with learning disabilities, Autism spectrum conditions, and other neuro disabilities including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Our aim is to form a partnership with families and professionals to enable others to maximize the child's full potential and, as a specialist service, provide support and advice to the significant people in the child's life.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve delivering a highly specialized service for children with a diagnosis of Autism spectrum condition/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder working within NICE guidelines through assessment, planning, and implementation of packages of care. This will involve developing and maintaining a high clinical profile and presence and acting as a role model for other CSU staff. The post holder will offer liaison, advice, support, and clinical input to clients with a diagnosis of ASD and their parents/carers and colleagues, both internally and externally to the trust as required. The post holder will undertake prescribing, within agreed clinical management plans and with clear protocols and guidance, supported by the community paediatricians.
Job responsibilities
1. To provide advice, support, and information to the family at the early stages of diagnosis and to act as a key worker/lead professional, when necessary, also signposting to other sources of support.
2. To run nurse-led clinics, demonstrating the ability to work as an autonomous practitioner including the ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of treatment packages, ensuring compliance with professional practice and NICE guidance.
3. To provide advice to parents on behavioural management, including challenging behaviours at home and sleep problems in children and young people.
4. To take clinical responsibility for a varied paediatric caseload of differing complexities and to organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
5. To be a prescriber of medications having undertaken appropriate training and to work with the Consultant prescriber to an agreed Clinical Management Plan, contributing to the service offered by the whole team.
Person Specification
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
* The ability to travel independently across Bridgewater Trust.
* The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs, including some evenings and weekends.
Qualifications
Essential
* First Level Registered Nurse.
* Current NMC registration.
* ENB 998 or other teaching and assessing qualification.
* Degree or equivalent level of education/experience in relevant area.
Desirable
* Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Health Visiting or School Nursing.
* Registered Children's Nurse.
* Evidence of additional training/continuing professional development in Children's disabilities.
* Training in behavioural management and/or parent training.
* Post registration training in supplementary prescribing.
* ADOS trained.
Skills & Attributes
Essential
* Highly competent in working therapeutically with children and young people experiencing complex difficulties and their families throughout the process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
* Ability to independently make clinical decisions, generate treatment options, plan, and review treatment programmes.
* Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening, and empathy skills.
* Ability to manage exposure to clients and environments that may be highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression, and/or unpleasant.
* Negotiation and problem-solving skills.
* Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.
* Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to the client group.
* Knowledge of national policies and procedures (relevant to the client group).
* Well-established knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions (relevant to the client group).
* Understanding of the roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group).
* IT skills and evidence of CPD.
Desirable
* Knowledge of Code of Practice and National Curriculum.
* Alternative communication skills e.g. Makaton, Picture Exchange System (PECS).
* Working knowledge of Family support model and/or common assessment framework models of support.
* Understanding of the principles of clinical governance/audit.
* Previous experience of NHS IT systems.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with families with children with behaviour difficulties, including Autism/ADHD.
* Experience of working within a community, Children's multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
* Involvement in training/coaching other professionals/parents.
* Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments.
Desirable
* Experience in designing training.
* Experience of involving users of the service in a meaningful way in shaping service initiatives and delivery.
* Experience/training in the monitoring of medication side-effects.
* Previous experience in CAMHS or relevant experience of work with adolescents.
Sponsorship
Essential
* Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Employer details
Employer name
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Child Development Centre
Sandy Lane
Warrington
WA2 9HY
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