Neurodiversity Mental Health Practitioner

Louder Than Words; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Plymouth is seeking an experienced professional to support children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, conducting assessments, and providing clinical input within the CAMHS Neurodiversity Service. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in Nursing or Social Care and have experience in mental health settings. Join a supportive organization enhancing children's mental well-being and promoting inclusive practices.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Training pathways and leadership programs

Funding for qualifications

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment including risk, care planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Experience with mental health difficulties in children and young people.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and child welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input to deliver best practice within the neurodiversity pathway.
• Conduct holistic assessments for children with neuro-developmental disorders.
• Collaborate with multi-agency networks for effective service delivery.

Skills

Experience of working in a multi-agency context

Experience in assessment and care planning

Well-developed communication skills

Competent assessment and intervention skills

Education

Degree in Nursing, Health or Social Care

Current Professional registration

Job description

Job Summary

The CAMHS Neurodiversity Service is an established pathway within the Plymouth CAMHS service, providing services for 5‑18 year olds that have a mental health need plus a neurodiverse diagnosis or presentation (awaiting assessment), this can include ADHD, Autism, Learning disability, Tic or Tourettes. It has been fortunate to have had extensive expansion over the last few years, developing the intervention and the ‘support whilst you wait’ offer to young people and families, alongside its existing assessment service element. You would be joining a friendly, enthusiastic and experienced multi‑professional team completing holistic assessments, support and intervention to a young people with (or suspected) neurodiverse presentation/diagnosis.

All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Job Share(s) Considered

Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Main duties of the job

This role is responsible for supporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children and young people who have or are suspected of having a Neuro developmental Disorder (ADHD, Learning disability, Autism, Tics or Tourettes).

This is an ideal opportunity to expand your experience within a leadership role, as you will take the lead for the Intensive and Intervention Support Team within the CAMHS Neurodiversity service. Providing line management to unregistered staffing, managing the waiting lists and as part of an MDT manage the referrals coming into the service. The post holder will provide a holistic assessment for children and young people, which will involve close liaison with the multi‑agency network; including schools and social care. The post holder will join a Multi‑disciplinary Team and will work closely with other teams within the CAMHS service. They will hold a case load of complex need relating to the young persons neurodiversity or ongoing neurodiverse assessment and has co‑morbidity of mental health needs. They will assess and risk manage cases and provide clinical lead to non‑registered staff for delegated tasks.

The post holder will provide specialist clinical practice into the team for children and young people with neuro‑developmental disorders, delivering intervention within best evidence and to the highest possible standard.

About Us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award‑winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro‑diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details

Date posted: 17 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number: B9832-2025-NM-10115

Job locations: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY & The Terraces, Mount Gould Rd, Plymouth, Choose County, PL4 7QD

Job responsibilities

To provide clinical input to the team, delivering practice within best evidence and to the highest possible standard. The post sits within the neurodiversity pathway within CAMHS based within the city offering mental health and neuro‑developmental assessment and treatment interventions in line with NICE Guidelines. This can include individual work, group work and consultation.

The post holder will demonstrate effective skills in the assessment and reassessment of risk and complex behaviour issues and communicate concerns accurately in a timely fashion. This is inclusive of priority assessments and requires multi‑agency responses to risk assessment and risk management plans. This will also include completing recognised assessments as part of the team to provide evidence for potential diagnosis when appropriate.

The post holder will make an autonomous decision about the treatment, time of discharge, and agree with the child, young person and family/carers as well as multi‑agency key partners. Communicate a summary of the work undertaken and how to sustain improvements made and include correspondence to General Practitioner.

The post holder is required to maintain high effective standards in the recording of clinical observations and actions, risk and risk management including child protection in health records. All roles may involve work with families at their homes, education and community settings and at base as appropriate/required by children/young people and their families.

The post holder will contribute to the CAMHS Duty Rota which operates on a daily basis. The post holder will play a role in encouraging and co‑coordinating collaboration between all agencies by attending multi‑agency meetings such as multi‑agency CAF meetings, child protection case conferences, education reviews etc, to provide a mental health perspective.

Participate in the training of other colleagues and students in areas of own expertise. To provide line management and supervision of colleagues of a lower banding within the post holder’s sphere of knowledge. This list is not the full job description (JD). Please read full JD in attached files.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multi‑agency and/or multi‑disciplinary context.
• Experience of post‑registration working with people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
• Experience in assessment, including risk, care planning, intervention and evaluation.
• Experience of working within multi‑agency safeguarding systems e.g. child protection conferences, child in need meetings.
• Experience of providing supervision / assessing and mentoring.
• Experience of assessing capacity.

Desirable

• Experience of service evaluation.
• Experience in the delivery of training.
• Experience of post‑registration working with children and young people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
• Experience of using total communication techniques in aiding a person’s ability to communicate effectively.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Nursing, Health or Social Care.
• Current Professional registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to this field of care.

Desirable

• Post graduate training in relevant topic.

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children, e.g. Children Act 2004, Child Protection, National Service Framework, Every Child Matters etc. Learning Disability specific legislation and documents, Aiming High for Disabled Children, Valuing People, Mansell report, Mental Capacity Act.
• Knowledge of a range of mental health problems and disorders affecting children and young people who are in care.
• Knowledge of theories of child development and their application to practice.
• Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise.
• Well‑developed communication skills both oral and written.
• Competent assessment and intervention skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of different models of therapy, e.g. Applied Behaviour Analysis, CBT, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, solution focussed therapy etc.

Person Specification (duplicate)

Essential

• Knowledge of relevant legislation and documents pertaining to children, e.g. Children Act 2004, Child Protection, National Service Framework, Every Child Matters etc. Learning Disability specific legislation and documents, Aiming High for Disabled Children, Valuing People, Mansell report, Mental Capacity Act.
• Knowledge of a range of mental health problems and disorders affecting children and young people who are in care.
• Knowledge of theories of child development and their application to practice.
• Well established case management skills and good organisational skills with ability to prioritise.
• Well‑developed communication skills both oral and written.
• Competent assessment and intervention skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of different models of therapy, e.g. Applied Behaviour Analysis, CBT, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, solution focussed therapy etc.

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 & UK Registration

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. 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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Livewell Southwest

Address: 200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY

Employer website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/