Senior Clinical Services Nurse - Autism MDT Lead

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated clinician to support autism services across the city. You will work within the MDT, coordinating assessments, reporting outcomes and ensuring caregiver involvement throughout all activities.

The role requires experience with children with disabilities, strong leadership and collaboration across agencies, and commitment to safeguarding and quality improvement in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant clinical qualification (NMC RSCN, Learning Disability, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Midwifery)
• Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to this area of work
• Desirable: ADOS assessment or experience in autism assessments

Responsibilities

• Work with Clinical Service Coordinators & Service Clinical Manager for NDP autism service to meet local and national standards
• Develop relationships with providers across agencies/sectors to promote inclusive practice for children with additional needs
• Undertake assessments and develop care programmes for children as part of the MDT across locations
• Be a member of the MDT for diagnosis discussions following assessment
• Write reports on assessment outcomes
• Ensure parent/carer involvement is central to activities
• Organise clinics, groups, assessments and reviews to meet patient needs and service guidelines
• Liaise with health professionals and other agencies to ensure optimum care during assessments
• Provide clinical advice to maintain quality and safety, linking with safeguarding leads and other managers
• Support reviews with timely reporting
• Ensure clinical reviews occur within service procedures timelines
• Undertake clinical supervision with relevant staff

Skills

Teamwork

Negotiation

Communication

Change management

Decision making

Leadership

Education

NMC RSCN

Learning Disability

Health Visiting

School Nursing

Midwifery

Job description

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated clinician to support autism services across the city. You will work within the MDT, coordinating assessments, reporting outcomes and ensuring caregiver involvement throughout all activities.

The role requires experience with children with disabilities, strong leadership and collaboration across agencies, and commitment to safeguarding and quality improvement in service delivery.