Band 6 Autism Assessor (Bath)

HCRG Care Group; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is seeking a Band 6 Autism Assessor in Bath. The role entails providing assessment and post-diagnostic support, requiring a recognized qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Speech & Language Therapy. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in mental health services. The position offers hybrid working options and various employee benefits to support wellbeing and development.

Benefits

AFC Band 6 salary with NHS Pension

Discount access through My Reward Hub

Access to wages as you earn

Online and face-to-face mental and physical wellbeing support

Bespoke career pathways and CPD opportunities

Open culture for idea implementation

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Speech & Language Therapist.
• Substantial post-registration experience in mental health services and intervention delivery.
• Experience in autism service/team or similar mental health team.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and post-diagnostic support.
• Participate in clinical supervision arrangements.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.

Skills

Previous experience with autism assessment tools

Communication skills

Empathy skills

Organization skills

Ability to work independently

Emotional resilience

Education

Recognized qualification in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Speech and Language Therapy

Current HCPC or NMC Registration

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated Band 6 Autism Assessor who is a qualified Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Speech & Language Therapist to join our growing team in BSW, with a base at St Martin's Hospital in Bath. As a Band 6 Autism Assessor, you will provide assessment and post diagnostic support to both individuals and groups as appropriate with supervision available for formulation and diagnosis following assessment. Primarily based in Bath, you will have the flexibility to work within a model that supports both on-site and hybrid working arrangements, depending on the nature of the role. HCRG Care Group is committed to fostering an agile and adaptable workforce to best meet the needs of our organisation and service users. Some travel across the BSW patch may be required so willingness to travel and a full UK driving license and access to a vehicle is essential.,

• To provide a service to the designated team including assessment and post diagnostic support to both individuals and groups as appropriate. Supervision will be available for formulation and diagnosis following assessment.
• To provide a specialist consultancy service to mental health teams and other agencies providing care for the client group.
• To participate in generic team duties as agreed by the Team manager as appropriate, to the needs of the service.
• To participate in clinical and caseload supervision arrangements provided by the team.
• To maintain accurate records and to monitor clinical workload using agreed systems.
  
  Previous experience and training in relevant autism assessment tools is vital to this role., Recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy, Nursing or Speech and Language Therapy
• Current HCPC or NMC Registration
• Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
• Experience of working in an autism service/team or Mental Health Team where some service users had autism.
• Knowledge of autism assessments and appropriate services
• Effective team player with good communication and liaison skills.
• Well organised with good administration skills.
• Empathy/engagement skills with the client group.
• Ability to cope with workload pressure/prioritise workload.
• Ability to work independently.
• Self-awareness and emotional resilience.
  
  We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can. As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

As a Band 6 Autism Assessor, you'll be part of our valued and growing team working across BSW, with a base at St Martin's Hospital in Bath You will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
• AFC Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission
• Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location