# Neurodiversity Practitoner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neurodiversity-practitoner/15ecdc44-60e1-4f64-b573-e5bcc6acafdb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/neurodiversity-practitoner/15ecdc44-60e1-4f64-b573-e5bcc6acafdb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Opening Hours are Monday - Friday 07:15 - 18:15 and weekends / Bank Holidays 07:15 - 12:15, so you will be covering a range of shifts within these hours. Usually Monday - Friday, But weekends and Bank holidays are possible if the service requires) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T15:00:54.512Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Boston/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secured_Services/Secured_Services-v8017484 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8017484?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview You will be working within specialist multi-disciplinary services for NHFT prison healthcare. You will be based within the prison mental health team who provide Mental Health assessment and treatment services for adult male prisoners including those with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. You will be a member of the mental health team and may be required to work flexibly supporting assessment and care of individuals receiving those services. You will be supported by a Clinical Lead for Neurodiversity Pathway, Offender Health, and will be part of a wider team of ND practitioners, working together for support and to develop best practice across the prison system. You will have the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team, supported by Psychiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. ### Main duties of the job You will assist in the identification and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, including Autism, Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within your designated prison establishment. You will 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 Conditions You will hold a caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental conditions and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare and prison life. You will advocate for people with neurodevelopmental conditions within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of patients on the Neurodiversity Pathway. You will work independently but with the support of a Neurodiversity Clinical Lead and Specialist Clinician as well as 7 Neurodiversity Practitioner colleagues who provide the Neurodiversity Pathway in other East Midlands prisons. You will be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with ND across in all of the prisons served by Notts health care, delivering against the national specifications for primary and mental healthcare for people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. ## Job Details You will be working within specialist multi-disciplinary services for NHFT prison healthcare. You will be based within the prison mental health team who provide Mental Health assessment and treatment services for adult male prisoners including those with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. You will be a member of the mental health team and may be required to work flexibly supporting assessment and care of individuals receiving those services. You will be supported by a Clinical Lead for Neurodiversity Pathway, Offender Health, and will be part of a wider team of ND practitioners, working together for support and to develop best practice across the prison system. You will have the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team, supported by Psychiatry, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. ## Job Description You will assist in the identification and support of people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions, including Autism, Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within your designated prison establishment. You will 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 Conditions You will hold a caseload of people who are identified to have needs associated with neurodevelopmental conditions and require reasonable adjustments to be made to their healthcare and prison life. You will advocate for people with neurodevelopmental conditions within the prison system and promote best practice and the safety and wellbeing of patients on the Neurodiversity Pathway. You will work independently but with the support of a Neurodiversity Clinical Lead and Specialist Clinician as well as 7 Neurodiversity Practitioner colleagues who provide the Neurodiversity Pathway in other East Midlands prisons. You will be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with ND across in all of the prisons served by Notts health care, delivering against the national specifications for primary and mental healthcare for people with Neurodevelopmental Conditions. ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document. ## Person Specification ### interview **Essential** - RMN / RNLD on the NMC Register - Experience of working as a Nurse following Perceptorship **Desirable** - Have experience and knowledge of working in a secure environment (desirable but not essential) ### Security Vetting **Essential** - The application includes evidence of the required years of UK residency to meet prison vetting standards ### Appication form and interview **Essential** - Autonomously assess and manage patients care / caseloads, with examples - Have excellent written and oral communication skills, ensuring contemporaneous healthcare records are maintained. - Ability to administer medications. **Desirable** - Ability to use SystmOne ## Documents - [your guide to nhft (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3047) - [nd practitioner nsc (pdf, 824.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10303716) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.