This is an exciting opportunity to join the Integrated Community Paediatric Services (ICPS) in the East of the county.
To contribute to a comprehensive, co-ordinated, high quality multidisciplinary team for children in Suffolk with neurodevelopmental disorders, with a particular focus on school-age children.
The post holder will contribute to service development and be involved in the assessment and diagnostic processes, including monitoring and, if qualified, prescribing medications.
The focus will be to provide specialist nursing expertise alongside community paediatricians, supporting children through the NDD pathway, running nurse-led clinics, and providing high-quality evidence-based practice to children and their families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Provide advice and support and manage a caseload of children with neurodiversity, developmental delay, and specific syndromes.
2. Actively contribute to service development for ASD and pathway reviews.
3. Steer the pathway strategically and work with the ADHD service.
4. Support in planning assessments for referrals into ICPS.
5. Carry out joint diagnostic assessments with the MDT for ASD and feedback to families.
6. Monitor and, if qualified, prescribe ADHD and sleep medications.
7. Liaise with other relevant services including GPs, the ADHD service, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychology, Health, Education, and Social Care.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat, and support people in hospital, at home, and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit, and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients, and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety, and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff from all over the world, we strive to make our organization a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts, and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for further detail.
The post holder will:
* Provide advice and support and manage a caseload of children with neurodiversity, developmental delay, and specific syndromes.
* Actively contribute to service development for ASD and pathway reviews.
* Steer the pathway strategically and work with the ADHD service.
* Support in planning assessments for referrals into ICPS.
* Carry out joint diagnostic assessments with the MDT for ASD and feedback to families.
* Monitor and prescribe ADHD and sleep medications.
* Liaise with other relevant services including GPs, the ADHD service, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychology, Health, Education, and Social Care.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
* Additional training to master's equivalent level.
* Non-Medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards.
Experience and knowledge
* Professional clinical knowledge and experience of working with children who have neurodiversity.
* In-depth knowledge of key national strategies relevant to child development.
* Well-established knowledge of assessment tools.
* Experience of working with children with neurodiversity.
* Excellent knowledge of standards of record keeping & report writing.
* Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
* Experience of working with multidisciplinary colleagues and of working in partnership with parents and carers.
* Experience of developmental assessment in various settings.
Skills and abilities
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to ensure complex child development issues are understood.
* Ability to organize and prioritize work and good time management skills.
* Demonstrate leadership and team working skills.
* Ability to contribute to service improvement and highlight areas needing change.
* Understanding of clinical governance principles.
* Ability to synthesize conflicting information to produce clear outcomes.
* Calmness in stressful environments.
* Flexible approach to work.
* Team player.
* Highly developed problem-solving skills.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Good analytical and reflection skills.
* Frequent travel required; must hold a valid driving license and have access to personal transport or meet mobility requirements through other means.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to check for previous criminal convictions.
£47,810 to £54,710 per year, pro-rata.
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