BANK ASD diagnoses specialty Occ Therapist/Speech & Language Therapist

Job overview

This is a BANK opportunity. Shift availability demand dependent. No guarantee of minimum number of hours. As this is a Bank position the successful candidate(s) will already be experienced in ASD diagnostics.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank SLT/OT to join the Specialist Children and Young People’s Services (SCYPS) in Newham to undertake ASD diagnostic assessments.

This post sits within the Child Development Service, working in the CHAND (CHildren with Autism in Newham Diagnosis) team.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, forward thinking practitioner with experience of Neurodevelopmental Conditions with an interest in ASD to join our Staff BANK.

The post holder will undertake ASD assessment working in partnership with the wider multi disciplinary team.

The post holder will contribute to or lead multi-professional assessments of neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people Providing specialist advice across professional boundaries and develop streamlined patient care pathways between nursing, GP’s and paediatricians, setting up shared care arrangements for each child as appropriate. Assessment outcomes will be discussed and agreed with patients, carers and other health care professionals, promoting health education and self-management whilst keeping the child, young person and family at the centre of all care.

This role requires working at any clinical location in Newham

Main duties of the job

To provide a highly specialist assessment and diagnostic service in the CHAND team: To deliver highly specialist clinical services to children across the age range, as part of a multidisciplinary team, for assessment and diagnosis of Autism and related disorders.

To work independently, as part of a team, and across teams, in partnership with parents, education, social care, voluntary and other health professionals to provide ASD diagnostics for clients, their families, carers and educators.

To provide advice to parents and professionals on creating supportive communication environments to enable the young people to access information and to understand the interventions being offered.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In the CHAND Service, you will work with other members of the MDT to assess a range of children, referred for autism diagnostic assessments. You will undertake ADOS assessments (training will be provided), contribute to the diagnostic discussion and develop skills around autism history taking. You will also be required to deliver parent workshops pre and post diagnosis.

To provide highly specialist, autonomous clinical case management including highly specialist ASD assessments, adapting practice to meet individual client’s circumstances, overcoming any barriers to understanding.

To write comprehensive reports to be shared with families and a range of professionals, reflecting specialist knowledge in line with department guidance.

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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.