Band 6 ASD/LD Specialist Practitioner Solar Mpower Team

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Coleshill Heath; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking an ASD/LD Specialist Practitioner to assess and coordinate care for young people under SOLAR/Crisis.

You will deliver highly specialist assessments and plan evidence-based interventions, managing a defined caseload and contributing to supervision.

Applicants should have CAMHS experience, ASD/LD expertise, and current UK registration; the role offers NHS terms and opportunities to develop leadership.

Formación

• Core professional qualification to mental health.
• CAMHS experience required.
• Experience of working with CYP with ASD/LD and crisis experience.

Conocimientos

CAMHS experience

Autonomous working

ASD/LD experience

Crisis experience

Supervisory/leadership

Educación

Core professional qualification in mental health

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

To provide highly specialist skills and expertise, facilitating diagnostic assessments and interventions of the highest quality in the field of neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health.

To be responsible in the role of Specialist Practitioner for the assessment and co-ordination of the care needs for those Young People under the care of SOLAR/Crisis with ASD.

To Plan and implement evidence-based care/interventions for Young People with a diagnosis of ASD/LD who are at risk of admission to hospital

Main duties of the job

To work autonomously within the professional guidelines and exercise responsibility in accordance with the trust policies and procedures. Will manage a defined caseload within M-Power and provide supervision to others as appropriate. Will be responsible for the assessment, planning and evaluation of care within agreed parameters. Will have highly developed skills in assessing the needs of young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their carers based on the analysis of highly complex facts and situations. Interventions will be planned based on the assessment information and interpretation of this. The clinical assessment will include gathering appropriate historical information and obtaining relevant information from other agencies.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

ASD/LD specialist practitioner

Essential

• Core professional qualification to mental health
• Camhs experience
• Experience of working with CYP with ASD/LD
• Crisis experience

Desirable

• Camhs specialist training
• Professional registration with regulatory body
• Experience of working in a mental health setting
• Supervisory and leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bishop Wilson Clinic

Craigcroft

Chemsley Wood

B37 7TR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)