Join our new Neurodiversity Support Team and play a key role in helping schools across BNSSG better understand and support neurodivergent children and young people.
The Neurodiversity Support Team is a multidisciplinary clinical service working in partnership with education settings to deliver high-quality Neurodivergent Needs Analyses. The team provides expert guidance, consultation and quality assurance to ensure needs profiles are consistent, meaningful and impactful.
As part of a system-wide programme, the service is introducing Neurodivergent Needs Analysis across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The team works closely with schools across the region, providing training, consultation and practical support to help them better understand and respond to the needs of neurodivergent children and young people.
The service champions early intervention and a needs‑led approach, focusing on each child or young person’s strengths and challenges rather than diagnostic labels.
We are looking for a Community Specialist Nurse to join this developing team and help shape a new way of supporting neurodivergent children and young people!
Available hours: 18.75 hours per week - this is the minimum and maximum contracted hours for the post.
As a Community Specialist Nurse, you will support schools and families through constructive problem‑solving around participation and wellbeing; gather and interpret information from multiple sources; maintain safe, accurate and timely documentation; and promote inclusive, strength and needs‑based approaches across all settings. The post holder will prioritise safeguarding, uphold professional and organisational standards, and contribute to coordinated pathways that enable children and young people to receive meaningful, practical support tailored to their needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Carry out assessments of neurodivergent needs with schools, parents/carers and CYP
* Upskill education colleagues and other professionals to assess and meet the neurodivergent needs of CYP
* Discuss and agree appropriate strategies with patients, carers and other health care professionals, promoting health education and self‑management.
* Liaise closely with other services in order to provide a co‑ordinated and seamless service for patients and support the ongoing development of care pathways for Neurodivergent strengths and needs.
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebeccah Alderson‑Love Job title: Neurodiversity and Improvement Operational Lead Email address: rebeccah.alderson-love@nhs.net
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Please note that the available working hours are within the above job description.
This is primarily an in‑person community role. Occasional home working may be possible depending on service needs, but not on fixed days.
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