Staff Nurse

East of England, East of England

Permanent

Depends on experience

General Nurse
(Band 5)

Staff Nurse

Job summary

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to join a dedicated team of professionals who are as passionate about changing the lives of disabled children in the UK? Then Caudwell Children is the place for you.

Due to increasing demand for our Autism Service we are now looking for a committed and passionate Learning Disability Nurse to join our experienced multidisciplinary team. You will work clinically along with Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and teams of assistant practitioners and charity volunteers.

You will have opportunities for training and development, to engage in reflective practice, and a chance to support and shape new services under the direction of the Clinical Lead.

This is a permanent post working as part of an MDT to deliver effective clinical input through assessment, formulation, recommendations and guidance to children and families accessing the service.

Main duties of the job

This is a permanent post supporting the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), in the delivery of effective clinical services through assessment, formulation and ongoing support to children, young people and families accessing Caudwell Children services.

You will work clinically as part of the MDT that includes Psychologists, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatricians, Clinical Assistants, Assistant Psychologists and charity volunteers. The role also will involve close collaborative working with the Children and Family Services Department, Applications Department and Volunteer Department.

About us

Caudwell Children is a Staffordshire based national charity, registered since 2000, providing practical and emotional support to children with a disability and their families. Supporting children aged 0 to 18 years. Some of our services extend to young people transitioning into adulthood to age 25 years. The Caudwell International Childrens Centre is the UKs first independent purpose-built facility dedicated to autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Our dedicated Autism Service provides:

Multidisciplinary assessment and intervention.
Practical and emotional support for children with autism and their families.
Active research programme for all work undertaken

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support the case lead for those children, young people and families that attend for diagnostic assessment for autism -To support and participate in ADOS/ADIR assessments for children on the autism service pathway

The role will involve supporting families and delivering feedback on their assessment, ensuring families are supported with relevant signposting and information

To support parents and arrange events to ensure families have support prior to and post assessment- this will involve some weekend work

To provide support and information to other areas of the charity that the post holder will collaborate with

To ensure case lead has relevant information to be able to manage the caseload, this may involve preparation of documents and clinical information to support the assessment

To be able to collate clinical assessments and information and ensure that these can be contributed to a clinical report in a timely manner

The post holder should have IT skills and be able to construct reports training will be provided

As a member of the MDT team the post holder will support the case lead and other professional, offer clinical advice both within the service and other agencies.

Provide mentorship and clinical supervision for students and colleagues

Retain compliance with professional regulating body e.g., NMC, ensuring revalidation is planned and completed

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of registration with the NMC in mental health, learning disability and/or child branch

Desirable

ADOS and ADIR trained

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking standardised formal assessments
Formulation and implementation of appropriate interventions/strategies
Experience of delivering training to a range of audiences using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
Knowledge of a range of neurodevelopmental disorders
Familiarity with PBS values and approaches
Knowledge of statutory/mandatory training requirements
Understanding of evidence based practice
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the organisation
Skills in effective report writing and the interpretation of test results
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
Excellent team working and communication skills
Excellent time management and organisational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Basic IT and keyboard skills
An openness and willingness to learn new skills and to put these into practice
A positive can-do attitude
Able to meet the physical requirements of the role after reasonable adjustments have been made for illness or disability
Autism Experience
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised therapies in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Desirable

Experience of supervising others in a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of working with children and families
Experience of working with children with ASD and/or complex needs/learning disability
Experience of working with volunteers
Experience of recruitment and selection processes
Knowledge of relevant legislation, i.e. Childrens Act 2004, Mental Capacity Act 2005
Knowledge of current safeguarding and child protection legislation and practice
Knowledge of Information Governance Standards
Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
Knowledge of Education Health and Care Plans
Knowledge of CQC or OFSTED regulatory frameworks
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Knowledge and experience in the use of neuropsychological assessment in children
Doctoral level knowledge of research methodology, research design and complex, multivariate data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of psychology
Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice
Experience of working in the Charity/Third Sector
Experience of working in ISO regulated organisations

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

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 Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .