Specialist Autism Nurse Practitioner
Salary - £38,950 per annum
Staffordshire (hybrid working available)
Permanent - Full-time (flexible working options considered)
Fully funded CPD provided
Essential:
* Registered Nurse with current professional registration.
* Experience in autism assessment and working with neurodevelopmental conditions.
* Experience working with children, young people and families, including those with complex needs.
* Competence in clinical assessment, report writing and interpretation of assessment outcomes.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information sensitively and clearly.
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
* Excellent organisational, time management and interpersonal skills.
Clinical:
* To provide support for young children and their parents/carers referred to the service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological, self-report measures, observations, assessments and semi-structured interviews.
* To support the use of diagnostic tools as part of the assessment to provide and/or contribute to the diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.
* Support recruitment and open days to facilitate new staff, offering support and being involved in new starter induction pathways
* To contribute to diagnosis and recommendation options as outlined by the case lead and MDT
* To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for their own practice
* To contribute to and/or use evidence-based, integrated working tools and processes to support the assessment process.
* Participate and implement all aspects of governance to ensure compliancy-e.g., audits, meeting targets and ensuring best practice is followed across the charity
* To undertake risk assessments for young children and their parents/carers.
To be considered click apply, alternatively send your CV to T.sanders@linqrecruitment.co.uk