Neurodevelopmental Pathway Navigator

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Rugeley; Vor Ort; GBP 33.000 - 43.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Neurodevelopmental Pathway Navigator for the Children and Young People’s Autism Service. The role involves guiding families and young people through autism and ADHD pathways, offering information, signposting, and tailored support.

Based at Anglesey House, Rugeley, with some potential for home visits across South Staffordshire, you will work closely with internal teams to ensure essential support is in place for the child or young person and

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting families/carers and children with autism or ADHD.
• Ability to explain complex pathways and options clearly to families.
• Experience liaising with external agencies and referrers.

Aufgaben

• Provide needs-led information and signposting to families and young people.
• Support families through the autism/ND assessment pathways and options available.
• Liaise with internal multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate support.
• Be main point of contact for families on Autism/ND pathways and tailor support.
• Meet regularly with supervising clinician and team leader for guidance.

Kenntnisse

Signposting

Family support

Multidisciplinary liaison

Jobbeschreibung

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn The Children and Young Peoples Autism Service have an exciting opportunity for a Neurodevelopmental Pathway Navigator to join the service. The ND Pathway Navigator will offer needs-led support and signposting to families and young people within the neurodevelopmental pathways/service, this includes the well-established CYP autism service and the newly developing ND pathway including ADHD. In the role you will ensure that the children and young people are well while waiting for their Neurodevelopmental assessments by signposting parents, carers and young people to further support. You will also liaise closely with the internal and wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure the family and young person have the correct support in place. This post is based in Anglesey House, Rugeley, but will include some potential for home visits to locations across South Staffordshire. If you have experience of supporting family/carers/children and young people coping with autism or previous experience of working with children and young people with Autism and/or ADHD we would love to hear from you!,

• To provide guidance to Family carers in order for them to access timely support and understanding of the assessment pathway process.
• Support the team to ensure that families are kept informed of the support and options available to them and supporting them to make informed choices on how they and their child or young person are supported.
• Support the understanding of the autism and other ND assessment processes with external agencies, partner organisations and referrers.
• Support children, young people and family/carers to understand the autism and other ND assessment pathways through the provision of information and advice and enhance connection to the local communities.
• Main point of contact for families with a child or young person on the Autism and other ND pathways and proactively aim to offer contact as required, individualised to the needs of the child, young person and family/carers.
• To meet regularly with supervising clinician to review clinical issues, and with team leader for managerial support.
• To work independently with children, young people and families/carers in a variety of settings

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems. We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow. We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.