Neurodiversity Specialist Nurse

Global Marketing Group Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider seeks a Specialist Nurse to join the Neurodiversity team focusing on children aged 0-6. The ideal candidate will support families of neurodivergent children, providing essential health checks, emotional support, and management strategies. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and involvement in a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children.
• Experience of working with a range of conditions such as epilepsy.
• Knowledge of relevant policies and documents, e.g. Early Years Framework.

Responsibilities

• Be a keyworker for families, providing emotional and social support.
• Complete health checks and advise on conditions like epilepsy.
• Provide strategies to manage behaviours, sleep, and diet.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Empathy

Education

Recognised nursing degree or equivalent

Post graduate qualification to masters level in relevant clinical specialism or equivalent experience

Registration with the NMC for Licence to Practice

Job description

Employer heading

NHS AfC: Band 6

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Job Overview

The successful candidate will work as specialist nurse in the Neurodiversity Enfield team for children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centered approach for children under the age of six with neurodivergent learning needs. The Neurodiversity Team includes (but is not limited to) parents, speech and language therapists (SLT), occupational therapists (OT), paediatricians, clinical psychologists, administrators, the voluntary sector, and educators.

Main duties of the job

As part of the role you will be required to be a keyworker for a large number of families, and as such, will take the role of primarily liaison for the family in both positive and challenging times. The candidate will be expected to provide emotional and social support to parents and carers with additional needs and their families

The post holder will have a key role in completing checks such as weight and height, carrying out physical health checks, advising parents on conditions such as epilepsy and medication management. They will also be able to provide additional strategies to support and manage behaviours, promote sleep, continence and diet.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UKs biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as specialist nurse in the Neurodiversity Enfield team for children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centered approach for children under the age of six with neurodivergent learning needs. The Neurodiversity Team includes (but is not limited to) parents, speech and language therapists (SLT), occupational therapists (OT), paediatricians, clinical psychologists, administrators, the voluntary sector, and educators.

As part of the role you will be required to be a keyworker for a large number of families, and as such, will take the role of primarily liaison for the family in both positive and challenging times. The candidate will be expected to provide emotional and social support to parents and carers with additional needs and their families

The post holder will have a key role in completing checks such as weight and height, carrying out physical health checks, advising parents on conditions such as epilepsy and medication management. They will also be able to provide additional strategies to support and manage behaviours, promote sleep, continence and diet.

Person specification

Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
  
  

Experience

• Experience of working with children
• Experience of working with a range of conditions such as epilepsy.
• Experience of working with other professionals/early years staff.
• A knowledge of relevant policies and documents, e.g. Early Years Framework, SEN reforms
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with neurodivergent children
• Experience of working with paediatricians
  
  

Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in delivering training.
• Ability to speak another language
  
  

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Recognised nursing degree or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification to masters level in relevant clinical specialism or equivalent experience
• Registration with the NMC for Licence to Practice
• Registered member of the Royal College of nursing
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in paediatrics and autism
• Teaching qualification or experience
  
  

Covid-19 Vaccination

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19. We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

• AT* - Apprenticeship Training
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system .
• If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely www.trustid.co.uk
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• The Trust will request a DBS
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.
  
  

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please Note

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
  
  

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.