Neurodevelopmental Practitioner

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner to join the Cambridgeshire ND Diagnostic Team. You will lead diagnostic ND assessments and contribute to service development within a multidisciplinary setting.

The role involves working with families, educators and other professionals to ensure timely, high-quality care. This post does not allow hybrid or remote working and is based in Cambridgeshire.

Qualifications

• Experience in neurodevelopmental assessments and MDT collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Participate in ASD & ADHD diagnostic pathways.
• Lead neurodevelopmental assessments & observations including ADOS.
• Gather and analyse information from families, education and other professionals.
• Deliver clear and compassionate feedback to families after MDT assessments.
• Provide clinical expertise in differential diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions.
• Manage a specialist caseload and produce high-quality reports.
• Collaborate with MDT colleagues to ensure effective care pathways.
• Contribute to service development, audits, quality improvement and waiting list initiatives.
• Support the ND pathways across Cambridgeshire and ND support offer.

Tools

ADOS

Job description

We are looking for a skilled & motivated Band 7 Neurodevelopmental Practitioner to join our new Neurodevelopmental (ND) Diagnostic Team in Cambridgeshire.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team including Community Paediatricians, Specialist Nurses, Speech & Language Therapists & other professionals, working together to assess & support children with neurodevelopmental conditions.

This role offers the opportunity to lead on diagnostic assessments, contribute to service development & work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children, young people & their families.

The Role Will Include

• Participating in ASD & ADHD diagnostic pathways
• Leading and undertaking neurodevelopmental assessments & observations, including ADOS
• Gathering and analysing information from families, education and other professionals
• Delivering clear and compassionate feedback to families following MDT assessments
• Providing clinical expertise in differential diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions
• Managing a specialist caseload, producing high-quality reports
• Working collaboratively with MDT colleagues to ensure effective care pathways
• Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement & waiting list initiatives
• Supporting the wider neurodevelopmental pathway and support offer across Cambridgeshire

Please note that this role does not allow hybrid or remote working

The post holder will work as part of an established multi-disciplinary team of Community Paediatricians, Specialist nurses, Speech and Language Therapists and other professionals working as part of the Neurodevelopmental (ND) diagnostic team in Cambridgeshire.

The post holder will participate in the assessment of children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Working in partnership with Community Paediatricians and other professionals within MDT to ensure an effective pathway, inclusive of wider community support. In addition, the post holder will contribute to the development and ongoing review of care pathways, policies, audits of service outcomes and develop waiting list initiatives to achieve agreed targets

The role will involve leading on diagnostic ND assessments/observations and delivering feedback to families on the outcome of the assessment. They will support the ND pathways across Cambridgeshire and deliver as part of the ND support offer.

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding – and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Ashley-Burke Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: [e-mail]