Staff Nurse - Keele, United Kingdom - Caudwell Children

Description

Job summary

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Do you want to join a dedicatedteam of professionals who are as passionate about changing the lives ofdisabled children in the UK? Then Caudwell Children is the place for you.

Due to increasing demand for our Autism Service we are now looking for acommitted and passionate Learning Disability Nurse to join our experiencedmultidisciplinary team. You will work clinically along with Psychologists,Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and LanguageTherapists and teams of assistant practitioners and charity volunteers.

You will have opportunities for training and development, to engage inreflective practice, and a chance to support and shape new services under thedirection of the Clinical Lead.

This is a permanent post working as part of an MDT to deliver effectiveclinical input through assessment, formulation, recommendations and guidance tochildren and families accessing the service.

Main duties of the job

This is a permanent post supporting the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT),in the delivery of effective clinical services through assessment, formulationand ongoing support to children, young people and families accessing CaudwellChildren services.

You will work clinically as part of the MDT that includes Psychologists,Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Speech and LanguageTherapists, Paediatricians, Clinical Assistants, Assistant Psychologists andcharity volunteers. The role also will involve close collaborative working withthe Children and Family Services Department, Applications Department andVolunteer Department.

About us

Caudwell Children is a Staffordshire based national charity, registered since 2000, providing practical and emotional support to children with a disability and their families. Supporting children aged 0 to 18 years. Some of our services extend to young people transitioning into adulthood to age 25 years. The Caudwell International Childrens Centre is the UKs first independent purpose-built facility dedicated to autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Our dedicated Autism Service provides:

Job responsibilities

Tosupport the case lead for those children, young people and families that attendfor diagnostic assessment for autism -To support and participate in ADOS/ADIRassessments for children on the autism service pathway

Therole will involve supporting families and delivering feedback on theirassessment, ensuring families are supported with relevant signposting andinformation

Tosupport parents and arrange events to ensure families have support prior to andpost assessment- this will involve some weekend work

Toprovide support and information to other areas of the charity that the postholder will collaborate with

Toensure case lead has relevant information to be able to manage the caseload,this may involve preparation of documents and clinical information to supportthe assessment

Tobe able to collate clinical assessments and information and ensure that thesecan be contributed to a clinical report in a timely manner

Thepost holder should have IT skills and be able to construct reports trainingwill be provided

Asa member of the MDT team the post holder will support the case lead and otherprofessional, offer clinical advice both within the service and other agencies.

Providementorship and clinical supervision for students and colleagues

Retaincompliance with professional regulating body , NMC, ensuring revalidationis planned and completed

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable