CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Specialist Nurse

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Benefits package

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Specialist Practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service (NDT) at Springfield Hospital.

The post offers supervision and opportunities to develop expertise in neurodevelopmental assessment, with a focus on ADHD/ ASD assessments, school observations, and collaboration within an MDT to improve pathways for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Registered professionals from Nursing, Speech and Language Therapy or other relevant backgrounds.
• Experience working with children and young people with neurodevelopmental needs.
• Willingness to develop specialist skills in neurodevelopmental assessment.

Responsibilities

• Support senior clinicians with ADHD and ASD assessments.
• Screen referrals and contribute to clinical decision-making.
• Undertake regular Mental Health welfare check-ins with families and CYP.
• Perform SPA (Single Point of Access) duty role.
• Facilitate risk assessments.
• Undertake school observations and clinical observations.
• Work within an MDT and support assessment pathways.
• Collate and score standardised screening measures and write reports.
• Complete audits, literature searches or develop resources for referrers, children, young people and families.
• Help facilitate brief intervention groups for families.
• Maintain excellent organisation and written and verbal communication.

Job description

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is recruiting a CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Specialist Practitioner to join the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Service (NDT) at Springfield Hospital.

The post offers supervision and opportunities to develop expertise in neurodevelopmental assessment, with a focus on ADHD/ ASD assessments, school observations, and collaboration within an MDT to improve pathways for children and young people.