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Neurodevelopmental Specialist
| Posting date: | 26 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £60,504.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £60504.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2025 |
| Location: | Grimsby, DN34 4GB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9816-435 |
Summary
MAIN DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. To use their skills and knowledge to lead on, and support, all aspects of neurodevelopmental assessments, which includes AD/HD and ASD with children and young people, and their families/carers. 2.To work autonomously within their professional guidelines as well as liaising closely with other professionals who work with children and young people, their carers and their families. 3.To work independently, as part of a team, and across teams, in partnership with parents, education, social care, voluntary and other health professionals to provide integrated care for clients, their families, carers and educators. 4.To exercise full responsibility and autonomy for the assessment, support and discharge of a case load of service users, and their carers and families. 5.To provide specialist neurodevelopmental advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to the child/young persons formulation, diagnosis and treatment plan. 6. Offer regular clinical supervision to less experienced staff. 7.Offer clinical leadership in respect of Neurodevelopmental aspects of the service, coordination and management, as agreed by the lead of the speciality. 8.To meet appropriate standards of practice in the quality and timeliness of the service provided. The standards of practice will include meeting the standards defined by their registration body and NAVIGO health and social care code of conduct. 9.To develop and provide a range of specialist neurodevelopmental assessments to vulnerable children and young people including Looked After Children; children and young people who have mild to severe Learning Disabilities; children who are at risk of contact with, or who have contact with, the Youth Justice Service. 10.To lead or be part of the team to assess and diagnose ASD or AD/HD, suggest robust recommendations which have been identified during the assessment based on theoretical knowledge and evidence-based guidance. 11. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children/young people and to provide general advice to other professionals on neurodevelopmental aspects of risk assessment and management. 12. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans, and to monitor and evaluate progress during the course of both uni-and multi-disciplinary care.