Band 6 Clinical Services Nurse

• Management - Day to day management responsibility for Autism pathway team members, including, but not limited to; junior nurses, clinical assistants and healthcare workers

• To support the service in developing positive and effective relationships and partnership working with providers across all agencies/sectors in the area, promoting inclusive practice to the benefit of children with additional needs
• To undertake assessments and develop programmes of care for children as part of the multi-disciplinary team at a variety of locations across the city including schools and health centres.
• Be a Member of the MDT for discussion and decision making on diagnosis following assessment.
• Undertake writing of reports for the outcome of assessment.
• Ensure that parent/carer involvement, engagement and participation is at the core of all activities planned and undertaken.
• To clinically support in the organisation of appropriate clinics, groups, assessments and reviews, ensuring they are congruent with patient need, and to work with the operational team to ensure that they are delivered in an efficient, effective and inclusive manner, following agreed service guidelines and processes.
• Liaise with health care professionals and colleagues from other agencies to ensure children receive the optimum care when attending assessments.
• Provide appropriate clinical advice to members of the team to ensure that quality and safety is maintained, linking in with other staff as needed, i.e. Safeguarding leads, Health Visitors and other key clinical managers.
• Support reviews as and when required, ensuring reports are completed in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that clinical reviews are undertaken within the expected timeframes of the service operating procedure.
• Undertake clinical supervision with relevant clinical staff.

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• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address

Essential

• Degree or relevant clinical qualification (NMC RSCN, Learning Disability, Health Visiting, School Nursing, Midwifery)
• Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to this area of work

Essential

• Significant experience of working in relevant children's services, including working with children with additional health needs/disabilities including Autism and ADHD with a focus on recognising risk
• Experience of management of staff
• Knowledge of relevant HR policies
• Engagement of people who are socially excluded, disabled or disadvantaged, including seeking and responding to feedback/complaints.
• Experience of managing/supporting change in the work environment

Essential

• Understanding of Equality and Diversity
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Good understanding of the local and national perspective and strategy for the NHS and related areas of health and children's services, particularly those pertinent to children with disabilities
• Knowledge of the principles of governance and performance management, including financial management
• Evidence of application of the appropriate codes of conduct and scope and standards of professional practice for the individual's clinical background
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and practice and evidence of up-to-date training in this area
• Evidence of leadership skills

Essential

• Ability to work effectively in teams and with other professions/agencies
• Strong negotiating skills
• Excellent and adaptable communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and responsive in times of change
• Confident decision maker