Neurodiversity Lead Clinician

Job overview

Promote the health and well-being of patients and maintain a safe, caring, and therapeutic environment based on an individualised approach. Working with the Service Manager to provide an environment that promotes training and development among the workforce.

Main duties of the job

• The Post Holder will lead in the identification, assessment, and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Disorders, including Autism, Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within your designated prison establishment.
• To directly provide, and support others to offer adapted psychosocial interventions for people whose communication, thinking style and coping strategies are impacted upon by the presence of a Neurodevelopmental Disorder.
• To hold a complex caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare.
• To advocate for people with neurodevelopmental disorders within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
• To keep up to date with research, policy, and legislation relevant to Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
• To work alongside other neurodevelopmental disorder practitioners, in similar roles, working in other prisons.
• To offer expert consultancy to the Mental Health Team and contribute to person centred pathways and interventions within the MDT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To deliver a range of adapted psychosocial, and psychoeducation sessions for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and helps other adapt similar programmes.
• To develop networks and contacts to provide additional advice and research as resources for colleagues to support professional and service development.
• To demonstrate a working knowledge of the key elements of relevant Mental Health legislation.
• To take responsibility for a caseload of clients, maintaining clinical skills.
• To demonstrate a positive attitude to mental health and neurodiversity, attending to patients with respect and dignity and have the ability to challenge staff where the standard falls below expectations.
• To ensure that professional boundaries are always adhered to.
• To keep up to date with issues and developments in nursing, the prison service and the wider NHS.
• To keep abreast of new Policies, Guidance and Best Practice guidelines.
• To provide advice and guidance to junior staff and those with no ND experience. Ensuring on going assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care, is in line with current best practice
• To actively participate in the Healthcare Care Quality Meetings and other appropriate meetings as agreed.
• To maintain up to date accurate clinical records both written and electronic.
• Maintain accurate, timely paper and electronic records.  Ensure they are kept safely in accordance with CNWL policies, including the Data Protection Act (1998) and the CNWL Confidentiality Policy.
• To ensure that key local and national policies are implemented at a local level giving support to team members where necessary.
• To lead on specific care quality initiatives, within the team and service wide.
• To become involved in forums other than health to promote closer working practices in order to meet patient and carer needs.
• To participate in the planning and implementation of clinical audits in the area and ensure that standards of good practice are met by all staff.