Team Leader, Integrated Autism Service

at  Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational, dynamic and enthusiastic Team Leader for the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) Integrated Autism Service (IAS) Team. The Team are shortly moving to a new base at Ysbyty George Thomas in Treorchy but cover the whole of CTM Health Board.
The Integrated Autism Service (IAS) offers diagnostic assessment for adults and direct support for autistic adults and their parent/carers. The service also offers professional consultation, joint working, training, advice and support to all sectors who support autistic people.
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner responsible for managing own workload in a manner that complies with NICE guidance principles, professional conduct standards and legislative requirements around neurodevelopmental services.
The IAS offers diagnostic assessment of autism in adults and time-limited post diagnostic interventions for autistic adults and their families (who do not meet eligibility criteria for Secondary Care Mental Health and/or Learning Disability services). The service also offers professional consultation and engagement with every sector, in addition to delivering training around autism.
The Team Leader role has a clinical element and the post holder will hold a caseload, albeit reduced to reflect managerial responsibilities. They will undertake and/or contribute to adult diagnostic assessments and in partnership with other team members, develop and implement highly specialist interventions for autistic adults and their families.
The post holder will be responsible for delegating and monitoring caseload allocation of team members, providing line management supervision to most team members, along with specialist advice and guidance to the team, multi-agency professionals, autistic adults and their families/carers as necessary.
The Team Leader will be expected to work in partnership with existing teams to strengthen relationships, co-produce resources, develop transition arrangements and explore opportunities for joint working.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

WE LIVE BY OUR CORE VALUES:

We listen, learn and improve
We treat everyone with respect
We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
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