Clinical Nurse/Social Work Specialist - Aylesbury

Job overview

Are you a Nurse or social worker and passionate about working with neurodivergent children & young people in Bucks ?

We're recruiting a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Social Worker to work with our Child and Young Person mental health team in Buckinghamshire.

You will join a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable multi-professional team, specialising in the neurodevelopmental assessment of children and people aged 5-17yrs in Buckinghamshire.

You will receive quality reflective supervision. You will use your skills to deliver quality assessments and interventions and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities to grow in your career and undertake continuing professional development.

As a vital member of the team you will be helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their neurodivergence, mental health and developmental profile.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Nurse Specialist/Social Worker you will provide assessment for Autism and ADHD in line with NICE guidance. you will be supported to offer a neuro affirming space for the assessment to take place and be supported by the multi agency team through MDT to conclude assessments and inform families of outcomes.

You will provide expert specialist nursing practice to children and young people under 18 years and will participate in the regular review of clinical policies and guidelines within this field and implement required changes to practice. The post holder will ensure the delivery of effective evidence based clinical practice and will undertake a lead professional role for a complex case load of young people.

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.