Neurodiversity Mental Health Practitioner

Livewell Southwest; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Plymouth is seeking a Neurodiversity Mental Health Practitioner to support children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism. This role involves leading the Intensive and Intervention Support Team, conducting holistic assessments, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should possess a nursing or social care degree, strong communication skills, and experience in mental health assessments. Livewell Southwest offers a supportive environment focused on staff development and patient-centered care.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Funding for qualifications

Leadership programs

Qualifications

• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary context.
• Experience with children and young people facing mental health challenges.
• Experience in risk assessment and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical input to the team and manage the assessment process.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners and attend meetings.
• Provide supervision and training to junior staff.

Skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Mental health assessment

Effective communication

Case management

Leadership skills

Education

Degree in Nursing, Health or Social Care

Current Professional registration

Postgraduate training in relevant topics

Job description

Neurodiversity Mental Health Practitioner

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 and 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 able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

"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 closethe job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number ofapplications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your applicationat the earliest opportunity

Main duties of the job

This role is responsible forsupporting the emotional, psychological and social wellbeing of children andyoung 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 postholder will provide a holistic assessment for children and young people, whichwill involve close liaison with the multi-agency network; including schools andsocial care. The post holder will join a Multi-disciplinary Team and will workclosely with other teams within the CAMHS service. They will hold a case loadof complex need relating to the young persons neurodiversity or ongoingneurodiverse assessment and has co-morbidity of mental health needs. They willassess and risk manage cases and provided clinical lead to non-registered stafffor delegated tasks.

The post holder will provide specialist clinical practiceinto the team for children and young people with neuro-developmental disorders,delivering intervention within best evidence and to the highest possiblestandard.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

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

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

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

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

Job responsibilities

To provide clinical input to the team, delivering practice within bestevidence and to the highest possible standard. The post sits within the neurodiversitypathway within CAMHS based within the city offering mental health andneuro-developmental assessment and treatment interventions in line with NICEGuidelines. This can include individualwork, group work and consultation.

The post holder will demonstrate effective skills in the assessment andreassessment of risk and complex behaviour issues and communicate concernsaccurately in a timely fashion. This isinclusive of priority assessments and requires multi-agency responses to riskassessment and risk management plans. Thiswill also include completing recognised assessments as part of the team toprovide evidence for potential diagnosis when appropriate.

The post holder will makean autonomous decision about the treatment, time of discharge, and agree withthe child, young person and family/carers as well as multi-agency keypartners. Communicate a summary of thework undertaken and how to sustain improvements made and include correspondenceto General Practitioner.

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

The post holder willcontribute to the CAMHS Duty Rota whichoperates on a daily basis.The post holder willplay a role in encouraging and co-coordinating collaboration between allagencies by attending multi-agency meetings such as multi-agency CAF meetings,child protection case conferences, education reviews etc, to provide a mentalhealth perspective.

Participate in the training of other colleagues and students in areas ofown expertise.To provide line management and supervision of colleagues of a lowerbanding within the post holders sphere of knowledge

this list is not the full job description(JD). Please read full JD in attached files.

Person Specification

Experience

• 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.
• Experience of service evaluation
• Experience in the delivery of training.
• Experience of post-registration working with
• children and young people who have experienced
• Experience of using total Communication
• Techniques in aiding a persons ability to

Qualifications

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

Knowledge and skills

• 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
• 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.

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