ASD Specialist Practitioner

Job Overview

We are looking to appoint a Band 6 Specialist Practitioner to join our Adult Autism Diagnostic Service. This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse, Social worker or Speech and Language Therapist to develop their skills within a well-established adult Neurodiversity service.

The Humber Adult Autism Diagnostic Service (HAADS) currently offers high-quality autism assessments to adults aged 18 years and over who are registered with a Hull or East Riding of Yorkshire GP. Assessments are offered within a Multi-disciplinary team format and are conducted both online and in person at one of our clinics based across the Humber region.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have strong clinical reasoning skills, excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions. The ability to produce written work, including reports to a high standard is essential.

The successful candidate will demonstrate specialist clinical skills in working with neurodivergent people, in particular autistic people. Prior experience of contributing to autism diagnostic assessments is preferred, however, training and CPD opportunities will be provided as required.

In addition to supporting autism diagnostic assessments, the role will also include triaging autism referrals, providing support/advice to patients, their families/carers and professionals involved in their care and service development.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma or Degree in Professional qualification equivalent to RMN, Registered Social worker or equivalent AHP
• Professional Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Autism and/or ADHD Diagnostic Qualifications
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Evidence of development of specialist clinical skills relevant to the role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with adults with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
• Experience of working with a Neurodiverse population and more specifically Autism and ADHD
• Experience of working with individuals with emotional and mental health needs
• Supervision of students
  
  

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area
• Knowledge and understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Autism & ADHD, standardised assessments and their use in practice
  
  

Applicant Requirements

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.