Job overview

Due to some new investment to enhance our offer of support to Children, young people, families and colleagues in Cornwall, an exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Neurodevelopmental Practitioners to join our Neurodevelopmental Assessment Team.

The posts are suitable for someone who has experience working with, supporting, and/or carrying out assessments for children and young people with neurodivergence, including autism and ADHD.  We are looking for qualified and experienced professionals such as Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists or Mental Health practitioners. 

The posts are full-time although we will consider adjustment to those hours for the successful applicants, and/or a flexible working pattern.

The postholders will be part of a large, very welcoming multi-disciplinary team with great opportunities for training, supervision and professional development.

Interviews Date: TBC

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Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be required to participate in the delivery of specialist Autism and ADHD assessments, and wider assessments as part of differential diagnosis.
• Presentation of assessment information to a MDT diagnostic discussion with colleagues, and consideration of the holistic information gathered alongside colleagues in order to identify how it relates to the DSM-V criteria for Autism or ADHD or other ND conditions. 
• Teach /support students on placement from the range of professions within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Advise the service lead /team manager on issues of service delivery relating to specialist clinical area.
• Represent the neurodevelopmental assessment team appropriately at inter-disciplinary or inter-agency forums as required.
• Use very good interpersonal communication skills within the professional clinical role, to listen to and consult with children, young people and their families to understand their needs and how they relate to diagnostic criteria.
• Work collaboratively and initiate liaison over clinical matters with a wide range of professions from a variety of locations and agencies (health, education, and social, private, voluntary).
• Present and communicate diagnostic outcomes and clinical information in such a manner as to motivate, negotiate with, involve and empower service users and their families, and multidisciplinary colleagues

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.  We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health.  We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us.  As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust.  This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases.  Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals.  Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here.  A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon.  As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon.  In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area.  This increase the numbers of people who use out services.