Are you interested in being part of transforming and developing an innovative service? Humber's Autism Mental Health Support Team aims to enhance support for autistic adults and their families/carers during mental health crises.
If you are a dynamic individual with a drive to deliver highly specialised care within a team that offers excellent service for autistic adults please contact us.
We are recruiting two band 6 specialist practitioners to this specialist team. One permanent, full time practitioner post and one part time secondment post (22.5hrs) for 10-12 months. There may be the potential to increase the secondment post to full time hours.
This post is open to applicants from nursing, social work and AHP backgrounds.
This role will predominantly involve working closely with mental health teams within the unplanned care sector to support their work with autistic service users. This will include attending MDTs regularly to develop consistent working, offering support around care planning, sharing learning and support around specific issues to ultimately support the service user's recovery.
The post holder will work to professional and regulatory body codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.
Main duties of the job
Core Functions To utilise specialist clinical skills to support, train and coach mental health teams in their work with autistic clients to promote recovery. To work independently, without direct supervision, prioritising workload and responding to service demands in a timely way. To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate, advice of relevant specialisms. To liaise closely with members of the MDT within the team and wider services to ensure the right support is being offered to autistic service users. Examples may include supporting with care planning, formulations, positive behaviour support plans (PBS), reasonable adjustments and sensory needs. To employ excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences, including other professionals. To continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures and participate in the development of the service. To maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments, to participate in research/audit within service and to take part in relevant training to support the role. To supervise and oversee work delegated to band 4 team members. About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. 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 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. Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to this sector. Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body. Registered with appropriate clinical professional body Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work Able to enable effective communication approaches to non-face to face situational environments e.g. phone, video, email or remote consultation Experience
Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity Experience of training patients/carers and other healthcare staff Be able to effectively Chair meetings Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting Experienced in recognising signs of neurodiversity in those who haven't been diagnosed and signposting to relevant services. Skills and competence
Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, colleagues and carers Able to work as part of a wide ranging team Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity Experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching 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.
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Core Functions To utilise specialist clinical skills to support, train and coach mental health teams in their work with autistic clients to promote recovery. To work independently, without direct supervision, prioritising workload and responding to service demands in a timely way. To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate, advice of relevant specialisms. To liaise closely with members of the MDT within the team and wider services to ensure the right support is being offered to autistic service users. Examples may include supporting with care planning, formulations, positive behaviour support plans (PBS), reasonable adjustments and sensory needs. To employ excellent communication skills, both verbal and written to promote multi-disciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to broad range of audiences, including other professionals. To continuously evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the service by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures and participate in the development of the service. To maintain knowledge of current research and clinical developments, to participate in research/audit within service and to take part in relevant training to support the role. To supervise and oversee work delegated to band 4 team members. About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. 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 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. Job responsibilities
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation and guidance relevant to this sector. Educated to degree level or equivalent as required for registration with professional body. Registered with appropriate clinical professional body Good working knowledge of relevant IT systems to own area of work Able to enable effective communication approaches to non-face to face situational environments e.g. phone, video, email or remote consultation Experience
Demonstrable experience of working with neurodiversity Experience of training patients/carers and other healthcare staff Be able to effectively Chair meetings Evidence of suitable post-registration professional practice, in hospital or other healthcare setting Experienced in recognising signs of neurodiversity in those who haven't been diagnosed and signposting to relevant services. Skills and competence
Able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients, colleagues and carers Able to work as part of a wide ranging team Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity Experience in supervising and mentoring and teaching 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.
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