Associate Practitioner

at  Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently seeking to recruit 2 motivated and enthusiastic Band 4 Associate Practitioners, who have the relevant experience and knowledge of working with adults with Neurodiverse needs and their families, to join our well-established adult autism diagnostic service.
This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to be a crucial part of the autism diagnostic pathway for adults, working with diagnostic clinicians and patients throughout their journey through the service.

• To support adults with Neurodiverse needs and their families/carers by supporting qualified clinicians to review and triage Autism referrals and log these on the patient’s electronic health record.
• To complete clinic-based observations as requested by a clinician or in conjunction with a clinician as part of an adult’s diagnostic assessment for Autism.
• To review and collate relevant information and map this onto a template to support clinicians as part of an adult’s diagnostic assessment for Autism.
• To assist with diagnostic testing as requested by a clinician as part of an adult diagnostic assessment for Autism.
• To support and operate the referral systems and triage inputting onto Lorenzo and other clinical systems.
• To offer input into the wider adults Neurodiversity MDT meeting
• To undertake specific skilled support work and/or clinical tasks with minimum supervision as defined by Job Plan
• To undertake general enquiry calls from adults, families/carers and professionals and provide advice as required.
• Be responsible for ensuring clinical outcome data is routinely entered and appropriately collated.
• A job plan will provide further detail on the plans to develop specific skills and provide further detail on specific responsibilities.
  We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
  We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
  We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
  We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
  Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
  We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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  Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification with this advert for detailed job role and main responsibilities