Neurodevelopmental Practitioner in CAMHS
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Shrewsbury, SY1 4RQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
12 days leftJob description
In Telford/Shropshire we are proud to be at the front line of integrated multi-agency work with Neurodiverse (ND) children and their families. This ex...
- Ensure the delivery of high quality ND assessments within the CAMHS team. The work is with children and young people aged 5-18 years with significant concerns around their social communication and interaction.
- ADHD assessment involving the interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources including psychological and where appropriate self report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi structured interviews.Autism assessment involves contributing to and leading on specialistassessments for children with complex social, interaction and communication difficulties. This would include the use of standardised assessment tools e.g. ADI-R, ADOS.
- To ensure assessments are provided in line with NICE Guidance as well as other relevant local and national documentation.
- Demonstrate high personal standards in clinical practice.
- Responsible for prioritising workload, allocation of work to oneself and other staff, and to cover all levels of priority of work within the service.
- To make clinical judgements backed up by clinical reasoning andrecommendations regarding appropriate actions/sign posting in consultation with multi-disciplinary staff and in accordance with the service specification.
Parental/ Developmental interviews to explore the client'sdevelopmental history relating to Autism / ADHD (e.g. ADI-R ).ADOS-2 AssessmentsNeurodevelopmental (ND) initial assessments to support ADHD assessmentsSchool observationsLiaison with schools and other professionalsContributing to multidisciplinary team meetingsReport writing: full neurodevelopmental assessments
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Experince of working with Neuordevelopmental conditions
Essential: - Experince of working with Neurodevelopmental conditions
Desirable: - ADI-R ADOS Training
Previous experince with working with Autism or ADHD:
Essential: - Relevant experince in Autism or ADHD; - Registered Professional
Desirable: - Possess ADI-R and ADOS Training; - Exoerince of completing school observations
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First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
30 September 2026
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