Overview
Join to apply for the Band 6 Neurodevelopmental Nurse role at HCRG Care Group. You’ll be part of a friendly team in Wiltshire providing a specialist assessment service within the Neurodevelopmental Pathway for children and young people when investigating a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). You will work in partnership with parents/carers and the multi-disciplinary team along with other agencies. You will be a registered Children’s Nurse or Specialist Public Health Nurse. You will support children and young people and their families with sleeping difficulties associated with neurodevelopmental conditions (Autism and ADHD) and will support the Neurodevelopmental pathway team in developing Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nursing Services for children with neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly ADHD. This is a part-time (30 hours per week) fixed-term (until 31st March 2026) opportunity.
Main Responsibilities
* Work collaboratively with paediatric colleagues to identify children and young people (CYP) where ongoing assessment and support is required. This may include collecting information to support medicines review or monitoring care and treatment plans.
* Work collaboratively with other colleagues in the neurodevelopmental pathways team to integrate services to maximise efficiency and optimise the experience of the service for CYP and their families.
* Help therapeutically with children and young people (CYP) and their families to identify strengths and strategies for management at home and educational setting.
* Deliver ADHD medication review clinics across B&NES and/or Wiltshire as required to meet the need of the population, to support children and families where ADHD has been diagnosed. This will include sleep and management of behaviours.
* Help ensure that the care plan is kept up to date and that this is communicated to GP colleagues and other relevant health colleagues, including education settings.
* Work closely with School Nurse colleagues to identify children not in school but accessing care as part of pathways.
* Work alongside colleagues in other teams to increase capacity by up-skilling.
Essential qualifications and attributes
* Registered Children’s Nurse or Specialist Public Health Nurse
* Highly motivated and committed with a solution-focused approach
* Comfortable with ambiguity
* Experience of working with CYP with neurodevelopmental conditions
* Passion in improving the outcomes for CYP with ADHD
* Able to evidence ability to plan and complete workplan
* Aware of recent national and professional guidance and evidence related to field of practice
* Experience of working in the community and across teams and services
* Able to confidently assess and prioritise using guidelines and protocols, and support colleagues in this
* Able to evidence recent CPD to validate professional practice
* Able to demonstrate a wide range of adaptable communication skills
* Ability to develop sustainable professional relationships both internally and externally
* Car driver and able to access a vehicle for work purposes and/or an ability to travel
A full list of responsibilities and requirements can be found in the attached job description.
Package
* £37,338 - £44,962 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Additional benefits as described in the job posting (tea/coffee/milk at base location, My Reward Hub discounts, wage access, wellbeing support, eLearning and CPD opportunities)
* Supportive culture with focus on safeguarding and professional development
About The Company
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