Job summary
- Main area
- Autism Diagnostic
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 412-COMM-6839772
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Weaverham Clinic
- Town
- Weaverham
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Autism Diagnostic Clinician Team Lead
Band 7
Job overview
Are you an experienced clinician or who enjoys working with children and young people? Do you want to be involved in an excellent example of collaborative working? We are looking for an experienced colleague who has experience of supporting children with autism diagnosis, including skills around ADOS assessment.
As an Autism Diagnostic Clinician you will be responsible for the provision of a qualified SALT Autism assessment service for children aged 0-16 referred to the Community Paediatric team at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
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1. To provide a high standard of assessment and diagnostic service for children with social communication difficulties/autistic spectrum disorders .
2. To contribute to the development of appropriate diagnostic assessment protocols for the ASD service.
3. Experience in using the ADOS or other play based assessments as part of multidisciplinary diagnosis is desirable.
4. To work autonomously as a highly specialist clinician providing specialist assessments for children with diverse needs and varying presentations.
5. To independently manage and make differential diagnoses for clients with delays and disorders of social communication and autistic spectrum disorders.
6. To make appropriate and evidence-based recommendations for children and their families.
7. To communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of children under their care and to monitor progress during the course of both uni- and multi-disciplinary care.
8. To provide comprehensive feedback to children, families, and professionals.
9. To prepare comprehensive assessment reports detailing formulation, recommendations and diagnostic evidence that would contribute to the multiagency assessment process.
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Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The main responsibilities for this role are all located within the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Relevant professional degree
- Post graduate Qualifications appropriate to ASC Diagnosis
Desirable criteria
- Student mentor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children with Autism
- Experience of community based working
- Experience of MDT working
- Previous experience of ASD Assessment strategies
Desirable criteria
- Completion of ADOS assessments
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of excellent communication skills
- IT Skills
- Liaison with members of MDT
- Autism assessment skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mat Southall
- Job title
- Community Operational Manager - Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07824387441
- Additional information
Please don't hesitate to give us a call if this sounds like the role for you!
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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