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Main area: Specialist Autism Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) Job ref 333-D-MK-MH-1279
Site: Westcroft Health Centre Town: Milton Keynes Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata if P/T) Salary period: Yearly Closing: 16/10/2025 23:59 Interview date: 23/10/2025
Job overview
We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist, to work within the Community Mental Health Hub and support the Transforming Care work progressing in the Milton Keynes locality area.
Main duties of the job
Previous experience working with Autistic people is a key requirement of the role, in addition to experience working in community mental health services. You will need to demonstrate core skills in Key working in addition to, proven skills gained working in Mental Health practice, including with care planning and risk assessment, with knowledge of doing so utilising the DIALOG+ approach.
Knowledge of local and national initiatives relating to the Transforming Care Programme, is a key requirement of this job. Additionally, knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, the Mental Health Act, the Care Act and the Autism Act are also required.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You should have experience in working in the field of health and social care and be able to demonstrate experience of positive partnership working. You will work alongside partners such as: Local mental health inpatient areas, the community Mental Health Hub and ALDT, NHS East of England Provider Collaborative, People who have a Mental Health diagnosis and who have Autism, Carers and Families and the local authority.
Person specification
Education/Qualification/Training
* Professional Registration currently registered with governing body e.g., Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
* Degree level or equivalent supplemented by specialist qualification, training, experience, courses
* Evidence of post registration training
* Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent or willing to undertake
Experience
* Significant clinical experience
* Experience of multi-agency working
* Experience of service development
* Experience of managing and reporting risks
* Demonstrable experience of coordinating projects
* Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to form excellent working relationships and to influence others in order to deliver results
* Ability to manage competing priorities in a busy and changing environment.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to undertake risk assessment
Knowledge
* Demonstrable ability to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often, changing timescales.
* Demonstrable knowledge of local and national frameworks, legal frameworks and guidance’s relating to supporting people who have MH or who are autistic.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
* Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
* Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
* Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
Please contact Gemma Carlesimo, Clinical Nurse Specialist at gemma.carlesimo@nhs.net or on 01908 725800 for further information
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